Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 184 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sturt's Creek and Newcastle Water, F. Mueller."

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

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]

Lee, A.T. (16 November 1978), Some species of Crotalaria in Australia. Telopea 1(5): 332 [secondary reference]

• Type: "ISOSYNTYPES: (i) Sturts Creek [Western Australia-Ord], F. Mueller 2.1886 (MEL 1010367, 'seen by Bentham'); also a print at NSW of CSIRO Neg. No. Kew II20; (ii) Newcastle Water [Northern Territory-Barkly Tableland], [F. Mueller] (MEL 1010366, 'seen by Bentham')."

Lee, A.T. (16 November 1978), Some species of Crotalaria in Australia. Telopea 1(5): 332 [basionym]

basionym of: Crotalaria dissitiflora subsp. rugosa (Benth.) A.T.Lee legitimate

Crisp, M.D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 153 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Crotalaria dissitiflora subsp. rugosa (Benth.) A.T.Lee legitimate

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]

Holland, A.E. (30 September 2002), A review of Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(2): 509 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: K; photo: BRI, NSW; isolecto: MEL [MEL1010367].

Holland, A.E. (30 September 2002), A review of Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(2): 308 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Crotalaria dissitiflora subsp. rugosa (Benth.) A.T.Lee legitimate

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