Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 583 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Vriese, W.H. de (1850), Analecta Goodenoviearum, ad auctoritatem Herbariorum Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, Lessertii, Hookeri, Lindleji, Preissii, aliorum. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 2: 162 [basionym]

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

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

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

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 attenuata (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

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

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 119, 137 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 104 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola nitida R.Br. legitimate

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 333 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "unlabelled [probably from King George Sound, W.A., Dec. 1801, R.Brown]; lecto (here chosen): BM; isolecto: K."

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

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola nitida R.Br. legitimate

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