Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1883), Definitions of some new Australian plants. Southern Science Record 3(2): 34 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Near Menilayalya in the vicinity of Shark-Bay; J. Forrest." "MEL 50293 'Head of Menilyalya R., 1882, J.Forrest').", (ref.: Paul G.Wilson, Nuytsia 8(3) (1992) 415).

• Etymology: "The specific appellation is to commemorate in botanic science the zealous services rendered by Mr. Charles French to the Field Naturalist's Club, of which he was one of the originators, and which Association had so much support as well from his horticultural experience as from his entomologic studies."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 3 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 309 [basionym]

basionym of: Argyrocome frenchii (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 167 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 1. Nuytsia 8(3): 415 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhodanthe frenchii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhodanthe frenchii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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