Smith, J.E. (1798), The Characters of Twenty New Genera of Plants. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 222 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 520 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 119 [basionym]

basionym of: Eriostemon sect. Crowea (Sm.) F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 119 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriostemon Sm. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 328 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 10 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriostemon Sm. legitimate

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): 320 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 76 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 81-82 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Named in honour of James Crowe, a British botanist, who collected willows.

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 240-241, Fig. 234. [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 15, Figs 1, 3-5 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriostemon sect. Crowea (Sm.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Crowea sect. Eucrowea Baill. nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA, SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 1: 447 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: C. saligna Andrews

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 192 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Rutaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 464 [secondary reference]

Porteners, M.F. & Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Crowea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 254 [secondary reference]

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Weston, P.H. & Harden G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Crowea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 299 [secondary reference]

common name: Waxflowers [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 876 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 231 [secondary reference]

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