Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 584 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 99 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia aemula de Vriese nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Scaevola sinuata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Merkusia sinuata (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 85 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 88 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 378 [basionym]

basionym of: Lobelia aemula (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 103 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 206 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 287 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 565 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 831 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scaevola humilis R.Br. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 368 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 404 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 262 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Goodeniaceae, Brunoniaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 360 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 637 [secondary reference]

common name: Fairy Fan-flower [n/a] common name: Common Fan-flower [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 133 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 256 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 159 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1412 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Scaevola glabrata Carolin legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 831

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Goodeniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 489 [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): 506 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Bay X, South Coast, R.Brown, 1802 (BM). ISOLECTOTYPES: K,MEL."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 127, Fig. 37, Map 158 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lobelia aemula (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scaevola sinuata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Merkusia sinuata (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Carolin, R.C. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Goodeniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 468-469 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Goodeniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 468 [unsourced misapplied]

misapplied to: Scaevola parvibarbata Carolin legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Goodeniaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 612, Fig. 118f [secondary reference]

common name: Fairy Fan-flower [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 350 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Scaevola parvifolia F.Muell. ex Benth. subsp. parvifolia legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 831

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Scaevola humilis R.Br. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 831

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 50 [secondary reference]

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