Willis, J.H. (1957), Vascular flora of Victoria and South Australia (sundry new species, varieties, combinations, records and synonymies) continued. The Victorian Naturalist 73(11): 190 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "VICTORIA (montibus) – "Slopes of Mt. Matlock toward Woods Point, at about 4000 ft. [± 1230 m. alt.]" (HOLOTYPUS in Herb. MEL – J.H. Willis, 2 Nov. 1940);"

Willis, J.H. (15 July 1967), Systematic notes on the indigenous Australian flora. Muelleria 1(3): 123 [basionym]

basionym of: Daviesia mimosoides var. laxiflora (J.H.Willis) J.H.Willis legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 120 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Daviesia mimosoides var. laxiflora (J.H.Willis) J.H.Willis legitimate

Crisp, M.D. (18 October 1991), Contributions towards a revision of Daviesia Smith (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). II. The D. latifolia group. Australian Systematic Botany 4(2): 282 [secondary reference]

• Type: slopes of Mt Matlock toward Woods Point, at about 4000 ft, J. H. Willis, 2.xi.1940 (holo: MEL 77965; iso: MEL 77966).

Crisp, M.D. (18 October 1991), Contributions towards a revision of Daviesia Smith (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). II. The D. latifolia group. Australian Systematic Botany 4(2): 282 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Daviesia laxiflora (J.H.Willis) Crisp legitimate

Crisp, M.D. (22 December 1995), Contributions toward a revision of Daviesia (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). III. A synopsis of the genus. Australian Systematic Botany 8(6): 1207 [pro parte nomenclatural synonym]

pro parte nomenclatural synonym of: Daviesia laxiflora (J.H.Willis) Crisp legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 758 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Daviesia laxiflora (J.H.Willis) Crisp legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 758 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Daviesia laevis Crisp legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Daviesia laxiflora (J.H.Willis) Crisp legitimate

Crisp, M.D., Cayzer, L., Chandler, G.R. & Cook, L.G. (2017), A monograph of Daviesia (Mirbelieae, Faboideae, Fabaceae). Phytotaxa 300(1): 127 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Daviesia laevis Crisp legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1957), Vascular flora of Victoria and South Australia (sundry new species, varieties, combinations, records and synonymies) continued. The Victorian Naturalist 73(11): 190

Crisp, M.D., Cayzer, L., Chandler, G.R. & Cook, L.G. (2017), A monograph of Daviesia (Mirbelieae, Faboideae, Fabaceae). Phytotaxa 300(1): 126 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Daviesia laxiflora (J.H.Willis) Crisp legitimate

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