Rafinesque, C.S. (August 1819), Des nouveaux genres de plantes observes en 1817 et 1818 dans l'interieur des Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 89: 98 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Polanisia graveolens Raf.

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): xlii. [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 90-91 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 8 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cleome L. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 36 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 241 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek polys, many; anisos, unequal: the stamens are many unequal in size.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 97 [secondary reference]

Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (9 December 1982), Brassicaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 207 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised)

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Capparaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 458 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Capparaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 458 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 686 [secondary reference]

Roalson, E.H. (15 July 2020), Nomenclatural notes in Polanisia (Cleomaceae). Phytotaxa 452(3): 246 [secondary reference]

• Type: "P. dodecandra (Linnaeus) Candolle"

Roalson, E.H. (9 April 2021), A revised synonymy, typification, and key to species of Cleome sensu stricto (Cleomaceae). Phytotaxa 496(1): 57 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Cleome L. legitimate

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