Solander, D.C. in Sims, J. (1807), Botanical Magazine 26: t. 1029 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "... a native of New South Wales, where it was discovered by Sir Joseph Banks, and the plant was raised from seed from that country, by Messrs. Whitley and Brame, Old-Brompton."

Don, G. (1837), A General History of Dichlamydeous Plants 4(1): 169 [basionym]

basionym of: Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 376 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Villarsia reniformis R.Br. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (November 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(79): 165 [basionym]

basionym of: Limnanthemum exaltatum (Sol. ex Sims) F.Muell. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 430 [basionym]

basionym of: Renealmia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) Kuntze legitimate

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 459 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 693 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don legitimate

Aston, H.I. (25 February 1969), The genus Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 2(1): 43-44 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "... Botany Bay, New South Wales, then becomes the restricted type-locality... the Banksian material (BM) here referred to now becomes the lectotype of the species.A Banks and Solander duplicate collection (NSW90511) obtained by the National Herbairum of New South Wales from the British Museum becomes an isolectotype."

Aston, H.I. (25 February 1969), The genus Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 2(1): 38 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don legitimate

Aston, H.I. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Menyanthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 293 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don legitimate

Aston, H.I. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Menyanthaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 383 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don legitimate

Tippery, N.P. & Les, D.H. (2009), A new genus and new combinations in Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae). Novon 19: 408 [basionym]

basionym of: Liparophyllum exaltatum (Sol. ex Sims) Tippery & Les legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Liparophyllum exaltatum (Sol. ex Sims) Tippery & Les legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Liparophyllum exaltatum (Sol. ex Sims) Tippery & Les legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Liparophyllum exaltatum (Sol. ex Sims) Tippery & Les legitimate

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