Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 579 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 721 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Goodenia dubia Spreng. nom. illeg.

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 81 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia dubia Spreng. nom. illeg.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 88 [secondary reference]

Krause, K. in Engler, H.G.A. (1912), Goodeniaceae. Das Pflanzenreich IV, 54(277): 95 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 283 [secondary reference]

Leenhouts, P.W. (March 1957), Goodeniaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(3): 337-338 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 311 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 261 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (28 December 1979), The genus Calogyne R. Br. in Australia. Brunonia 2(1): 5-7, fig. 2A [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Carpentaria Island no. 12., R. Brown, Dec. 16 1802 (BM); Isotypes (K, MEL68195)."]

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia dubia Spreng. nom. illeg.

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 38 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 565 [basionym]

basionym of: Goodenia pilosa (R.Br.) Carolin legitimate

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 275 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Carpentaria, island no. 12, [North Is. Sir Edward Pellew Group, N.T.], 16 Dec. 1802, R.Brown; lecto: BM, fide R.C.Carolin, Brunonia 2: 5 (1979) (as holo); isolecto: K, MEL."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 275 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Goodenia pilosa (R.Br.) Carolin legitimate

Holland, A.E. (21 December 2012), Nomenclature and synonymy of several Goodenia R.Br. (Goodeniaceae) species from northern Australia. Austrobaileya 8(4): 694 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Goodenia pilosa (R.Br.) Carolin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Goodenia pilosa (R.Br.) Carolin legitimate

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