Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 518 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 15 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stenochilus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremodendron A.DC. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 104 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stenochilus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremodendron A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pseudopholidia A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidiopsis F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Duttonia F.Muell. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Sentis F.Muell. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 73 [basionym]

basionym of: Bontia sect. Eremophila (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 237-239 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 375 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 417 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 521-523 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek eremophiles, loving solitude or desert: alluding to the arid habitat."

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 780 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek eremophiles, loving solitude or desert: alluding to the arid habitat."

Smith, L.S. (1975), The Genus Eremophila (Myoporaceae) in Queensland with notes on the Genus Myoporum. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 19: 9 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Eremophila oppositifolia R.Br.

taxonomic synonym: Eremodendron A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremophila sect. Platychilus (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidia sect. Eremocosmos (F.Muell.) Wettst. legitimate

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 3: 1602 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sentis F.Muell. legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Myoporaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 339-41 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 957 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 153 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myoporaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 465 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Myoporaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 591-592 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 330, 408 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stenochilus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidia R.Br. legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Myoporaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 541 [secondary reference]

common name: Poverty bushes [n/a] common name: Fuchsia bushes [n/a] common name: Emubushes [n/a]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Myoporaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 840 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Myoporaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 528-529 [secondary reference]

Theisen, I. & Fischer, E. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Myoporaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 7: 291 [secondary reference]

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 139 [secondary reference]

common name: Poverty Bushes [n/a] common name: Emubushes [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. (2007), Eremophila and allied genera: 180 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stenochilus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremodendron A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pseudopholidia A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Duttonia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidiopsis F.Muell. legitimate

• Etymology: "Greek, eremos, solitary, desert; -philus, loving."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 312 [secondary reference]

Brown, A. & Buirchell, B. (2011), A field guide to the eremophilas of Western Australia: 9-27 [secondary reference]

common name: native fuchsias [n/a] common name: emu bushes [n/a] common name: poverty bushes [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Exemophila F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Stenochilus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremodendron A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pseudopholidia A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pholidiopsis F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Duttonia F.Muell. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Pholidia sect. Sentis F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremophila sect. Sentis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sentis F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Santis Wettst. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

Bayly, M.J., Fowler, R.M., Buirchell, B.J., Chinnock, R.J. & Murphy, D.J. (August 2020), (2758) Proposal to conserve the name Eremophila against Bontia, Myoporum and Andreusia (Scrophulariaceae: Myoporeae). Taxon 69(4): 828 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Bontia L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum Banks & Sol. ex G.Forst. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Andreusia Vent. legitimate

• Text: "(2758) Eremophila R. Br., Prodr.: 518. 27 Mar 1810 [Myopor./ Scrophular.], nom. cons. prop. Typus: E. oppositifolia R. Br."

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