Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 232 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Brisbane river, F. Mueller; Pine river, Fitzalan, also in Leichhardt's collection."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 40 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 198 [basionym]

basionym of: Meibomia nemorosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 120 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 140 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Pea [n/a]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 768 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Meibomia nemorosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Knaap-van Meeuwen, M.S. (1962), Preliminary revisions of some genera of Malaysian Papilionaceae V - a census of the genus Desmodium. Reinwardtia 6(3): 254-255 [secondary reference]

Ohashi, H. (15 February 1973), The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana, contributions to the flora of Asia and the Pacific Region 1: 218-220 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Meibomia nemorosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 120 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 309 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Desmodium. Flora of New South Wales 2: 412 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 66 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (25 January 1999), Desmodium Desv. (Fabaceae) and related genera in Australia: a taxonomic revision. Austrobaileya 5(2): 247, map 33 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Meibomia nemorosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium nemorosum subvar. eboracense Schindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium archboldianum Baker f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium nemorosum var. novoguineense Kaneh. & Hatus. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium nemorosum var. simplex Schindl. legitimate

Gardner, C.L., James, T.A. & Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Desmodium. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 577 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3266 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 208-209 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Pea [n/a]

Ohashi, H. (2004), Taxonomy and distribution of Desmodium and related genera (Leguminosae) in Malesia (I). Journal of Japanese Botany 79(2): 127 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Desmodium archboldianum Baker f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium nemorosum var. novoguineense Kaneh. & Hatus. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Meibomia nemorosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Desmodium nemorosum F.Muell. ex Benth. subvar. nemorosum legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Desmodium nemorosum F.Muell. ex Benth. var. nemorosum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium nemorosum subvar. eboracense Schindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium nemorosum var. simplex Schindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium archboldianum Baker f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Desmodium nemorosum var. novoguineense Kaneh. & Hatus. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. (2018), Grona, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany 93(2): 115 [basionym]

basionym of: Grona nemorosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grona nemorosa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi legitimate

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