Mueller, F.J.H. von (April 1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(5): 121 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In montibus ad flumen Snowy River."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 90 [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 apterantha (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

Krause, K. in Engler, H.G.A. (1912), Goodeniaceae. Das Pflanzenreich IV, 54(277): 142 [basionym]

basionym of: Scaevola ramosissima var. apterantha (F.Muell.) K.Krause legitimate

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes, new taxa and the systematic arrangement in the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) including synonyms. Telopea 3(4): 493 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "VICTORIA OR NEW SOUTH WALES: Ranges beyond the Snowy River, F.Mueller, Jan. 1855 (MEL). There are two sheets at MEL apparently labelled by Mueller with this name. One of these has no locality label. Since Mueller writes "In montibus ad flumen Snowy River" in his protologue, the specimen so labelled is chosen as lectotype."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 134 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola ramosissima (Sm.) K.Krause legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola ramosissima (Sm.) K.Krause legitimate

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