Smith, J.E. (1794), Sprengelia et nytt Orteflugte. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar 15: 261 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Sprengelia incarnata Smith

• Comment: Also published by Smith in Tracts (1798) 269 which is an English translation of the above paper.

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 248 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 108 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Poiretia Cav. nom. rej.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 241 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 296 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 58 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 451 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, 1766-1833, German botanist and physician."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 675-676 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 344 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 454 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 478, 479 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 114 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Epacridaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 262 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 403 [secondary reference]

Albrecht, D.E. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Epacridaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 467 [secondary reference]

Stevens, P.F. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Ericaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 175 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 815 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Sprengalia Andrews orth. var. orthographic variant: Springalia Andrews orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Poiretia Cav. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Ponceletia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sprengelia subg. Ponceletia (R.Br.) Drude legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sprengelia subg. Eusprengelia Drude nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Sprengelia sect. Ponceletia (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

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