Linnaeus, C. (1763), Species Plantarum Edn. 2, 2: 1667 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India orientali."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 74 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 125 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 237 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1171 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hedyotis racemosa Lam. legitimate

Halford, D.A. (9 September 1992), Review of the genus Oldenlandia L. (Rubiaceae) and related genera in Australia. Austrobaileya 3(4): 709 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: A name of uncertain application, possibly referable to Mollugo (Molluginaceae). See D.A.Halford, Austrobaileya 3: 709 (1992).

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