Link, J.H.F. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1808), Calicotome et Stauracanthus: Genera duo nova plantarum Europaearum. Neues Journal für die Botanik 2(2-3): 50 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Calicotome villosa (Poiret) Link

Ewart, A.J. & White, J. (1910), Contributions to the flora of Australia, No. 13. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria Ser. 2, 22(2): 328 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 827 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 137 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cytisus Desf. nom. cons.

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

orthographic variant: Calycotome Link orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Vic (naturalised)

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