Roth, A.W. (1821), Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae orientalis: 341 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "BENJ. HEYNE ex India orientali."

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 730 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Crotalaria sericea Retz. nom. illeg.

Lee, A.T. (16 November 1978), Some species of Crotalaria in Australia. Telopea 1(5): 355 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 388 [secondary reference]

common name: Silent Rattlepod [n/a] common name: Showy Rattlepod [n/a] common name: Showy 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): 160-161 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Crotalaria sericea Retz. nom. illeg. misapplication: Crotalaria retusa L. legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 145 misapplication: Crotalaria alata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 372 misapplication: Crotalaria retusa L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 106

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 274 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Crotalaria sericea Retz. nom. illeg. common name: Showy Rattlepod [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Crotalaria. Flora of New South Wales 2: 518-519 [secondary reference]

common name: Showy Rattlepod [n/a]

Gardner, C.L. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Crotalaria. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 499 [secondary reference]

common name: Showy Rattlepod [n/a]

Ninkaew, S., Balslev, H., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Chantaranothai, P. (2017), Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) in continental Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 320(1): 53-55, Fig. 24 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: "INDIA. 1 January 1814, Heyne s.n. (isotype L0018854!)."

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