Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 715 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Asia."

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xliii [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(19): 52 [secondary reference]

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

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

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

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 735 [secondary reference]

Munk, W.J. de (1962), Preliminary revision of some genera of Malaysian Papilionaceae III - a census of the genus Crotalaria. Reinwardtia 6(3): 206-207 [secondary reference]

Niyomdham, C. (1978), A Revision of the genus Crotalaria Linn. (Papilionaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin. Botany 11: 138-139, Fig. 11D [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "... Hermann's Herb. (BM) fol. 4 : 1 - lectotype !)..."

Niyomdham, C. (1978), A Revision of the genus Crotalaria Linn. (Papilionaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin. Botany 11: 138-139 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Ceylon (Hermann's Herb. (BM) fol.4: 1–lectotype!) through S.E. Asia"

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 78 [secondary reference]

common name: Bird Flower [n/a]

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

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 385, Fig. 114B APC [secondary reference]

common name: Birdflower [n/a]

• APC Comment: Infraspecific rank not recognised in Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 66 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3436 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 206 [secondary reference]

common name: Rattlepod [n/a] common name: Bird Flower [n/a]

Bean, A.R. (26 February 2007), A new system for determining which plant species are indigenous in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 26, Fig. 27 (map) [secondary reference]

Ninkaew, S., Balslev, H., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Chantaranothai, P. (2017), Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) in continental Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 320(1): 31, Fig. 13 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "INDIA. Herb Hermann 4: 1, No. 278 (lectotype BM000628017!)."

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