Don, G. (1834), A General History of Dichlamydeous Plants 3: 730 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Scaevola spinescens R.Br.

Spach, E. (15 August 1838), Histoire Naturelle des Vegetaux. Phanerogames 9: 583 [basionym]

basionym of: Crossotoma (G.Don) Spach legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 84 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes, new taxa and the systematic arrangement in the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) including synonyms. Telopea 3(4): 489 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "S. spinescens R. Br., here chosen."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 92 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola L. sect. Scaevola legitimate

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 85 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola L. nom. cons.

Shepherd, K.A., Lepschi, B.J., Johnson, E.A., Gardner, A.G., Sessa, E.B. & Jabaily, R.S. (7 July 2020), The concluding chapter: recircumscription of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) to include four allied genera with an updated infrageneric classification. Phytokeys 152: 75 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola L. nom. cons.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola L. nom. cons.

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