Aiton, W.T. (1812), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 4: 269 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br.

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 168-171 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nematophyllum F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 38 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 287 [basionym]

basionym of: Hovea sect. Templetonia (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 263-264 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 105, 115 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 118-119 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 304 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: After John Templeton, Irish botanist, 1766-1825.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 445 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 129 [secondary reference]

Ross, J.H. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Templetonia. Flora of Central Australia: 150 [secondary reference]

Ross, J.H. (22 March 1982), A revision of the genus Templetonia R.Br. (Papilionaceae). Muelleria 5(1): 2-3 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nematophyllum F.Muell. legitimate

Lee, A.T. & Thompson, J. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 101(2): 129-133 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 268, 271 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Papilionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 298 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Templetonia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 512 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 439-440 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 102 [secondary reference]

Ross, J.H. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Templetonia. Flora of Victoria 3: 802 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Templetonia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 486 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 781 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 846 [secondary reference]

Thompson, I.R. (4 January 2010), A revision of the leafless species of Templetonia (Fabaceae: Brongniartieae). Muelleria 28(1): 54 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Nematophyllum F.Muell. legitimate

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

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