Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 577 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) D. Bauer, v.s."

• Comment: nom. illeg., non Andrews (1807).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2(14): 111 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 74 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 80 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Goodenia claytoniacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2(14): 111

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 89 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 158 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 545 [secondary reference]

• Type: HOLOTYPE: WESTERN AUSTRALIA: King George's Sound, Mr.Bauer (BM). ISOTYPE: K.

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 181 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Goodenia claytoniacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2(14): 111

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

taxonomic synonym of: Goodenia pusilla (de Vriese) de Vriese legitimate

---