Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 752 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Zeylonia."

Linnaeus, C. (1764), Species Plantarum: 1172 [basionym]

basionym of: Galega purpurea (L.) L. legitimate

Persoon, C.H. (September 1807), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 2(2): 329 [basionym]

basionym of: Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. legitimate

Britten, J. in Banks, J. & Solander, D.C. (1900), Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook's voyage round the world 1: 21 [secondary reference]

Bosman, M.T.M. & de Haas, A.J.P. (1983), A revision of the genus Tephrosia in Malesia. Blumea 28(2): 464 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Herb. Hermann, Vol. 1 Fol. 37 (BM), Ceylon"

Bosman, M.T.M. & de Haas, A.J.P. (1983), A revision of the genus Tephrosia in Malesia. Blumea 28(2): 464 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. legitimate

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