Brown, R. in Sturt, C. (1849), Botanical Appendix. Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia 2: 71 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1852), Icones Plantarum 9: t. 829 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 182 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 38 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 267 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 133 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 306 [secondary reference]

common name: Bird-flower [n/a] common name: Parrot-plant [n/a] common name: Stuart's Pea [n/a]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 734 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 448, Fig. 613 [secondary reference]

common name: Bird-flower [n/a] common name: Parrot-plant [n/a] common name: Stuart's Pea [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 239 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 76 [secondary reference]

common name: Parrot Pea [n/a]

Crisp, M.D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 154, Fig. 176 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Crotalaria cunninghamii var. trifoliolata J.M.Black legitimate common name: parrot-plant [n/a] common name: Stuart's pea [n/a] common name: Green birdflower [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 386-387 [secondary reference]

common name: Parrot Pea [n/a] common name: Bird Pea [n/a] common name: Dwarf Birdflower [n/a] common name: Corn Birdflower [n/a] common name: Birdflower [n/a] common name: Parrot Plant [n/a] common name: Sturt's Pea [n/a] common name: Regal Birdflower [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 119 [secondary reference]

Lee, A.T. & Thompson, J. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 101(2): 162-163 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Crotalaria sturtii R.Br. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 93 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 33 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Crotalaria. Flora of New South Wales 2: 519 [secondary reference]

common name: Parrot Pea [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 382, Fig. 112 [secondary reference]

common name: Parrot Pea [n/a] common name: Green Birdflower [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 154 [secondary reference]

common name: Green Birdflower [n/a] common name: Parrot Pea [n/a]

• Vernacular: oorlgoo (Bardi)
• Vernacular: minmin (Yawuru)

Gardner, C.L. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Crotalaria. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 500 [secondary reference]

common name: Parrot Pea [n/a]

Holland, A.E. (30 September 2002), A review of Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(2): 304-305 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: K (lower right hand specimen); photo: BRI.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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