Bentham, G. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (April 1837), Goodeniaceae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 68 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Swan River. (Hügel.)"

Vriese, W.H. de (1850), Analecta Goodenoviearum, ad auctoritatem Herbariorum Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, Lessertii, Hookeri, Lindleji, Preissii, aliorum. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 2: 165 [basionym]

basionym of: Merkusia anchusifolia (Benth.) de Vriese legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 94-95 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia anchusaefolia de Vriese orth. var.

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 anchusifolia (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

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

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 113, Fig. 41, Map 132 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia anchusifolia (Benth.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lobelia anchusifolia (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scaevola sphaerocarpa de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scaevola holosericea de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Merkusia anchusifolia var. sphaerocarpa de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Merkusia anchusifolia var. holosericea (de Vriese) de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lobelia holosericea (de Vriese) Kuntze legitimate

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 263 [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Scaevola [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 633 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Scaevola anchusaefolia Benth. orth. var. orthographic variant: Merkusia anchusaefolia var. sphaerocarpa de Vriese orth. var. orthographic variant: Merkusia anchusaefolia var. holosericea de Vriese orth. var. orthographic variant: Merkusia anchusaefolia de Vriese orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia anchusifolia (Benth.) de Vriese var. anchusifolia legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia anchusifolia (Benth.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lobelia anchusifolia (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scaevola sphaerocarpa de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scaevola holosericea de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Merkusia anchusifolia var. sphaerocarpa de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Merkusia anchusifolia var. holosericea (de Vriese) de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lobelia holosericea (de Vriese) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 108-109, photos 1-3 & 13-14 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scaevola holosericea de Vriese legitimate common name: Silky Scaevola [n/a]

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