Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 586 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Vriese, W.H. de (1850), Analecta Goodenoviearum, ad auctoritatem Herbariorum Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, Lessertii, Hookeri, Lindleji, Preissii, aliorum. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 2: 167 [basionym]

basionym of: Merkusia angulata (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 92-93 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia angulata (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate

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

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

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 312 [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]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 39 [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): 495 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "NORTHERN TERRITORY: Carpentaria main(land), opposite Groote Island, R.Brown, 4 Jan. 1801 and Carpentaria Islands (BM). ISOLECTOTYPES: MEL,P."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 144-145, Map 188 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia angulata (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lobelia angulata (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: NT

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