Mueller, F.J.H. von (October 1859), Report on the Plants Collected During Mr. Babbage's Expedition into the North West Interior of South Australia in 1858. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 3(1): 21 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Babbagia dipterocarpa F.Muell.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 30 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 407 [basionym]

basionym of: Osteocarpum sect. Babbagia (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 85 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 409 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 194 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: After B. Herscel Babbago, President of the Adelaide Philosopical Society in 1855, and leader of a South Australian exploring expedition in 1858.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 308 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After B. Herschel Babbage, President of the Adelaide Philosophical Society in 1855, and leader of a South Australian exploring expedition in 1858."

Wilson, Paul G. (27 June 1975), A Taxonomic Revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 2(1): 7 [secondary reference]

• Type: "B. dipterocarpa"

Scott, A.J. (9 June 1978), A revision of the Camphorosmioideae (Chenopodiaceae). Feddes Repertorium Beiheft 89(2-3): 110 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 101 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Chenopodiaceae (Chenopodium, Dysphania, Rhagodia, Sclerobitum, Monolepis, Atriplex, enchylaena, Neobassia, Stelligera, Threlkeldia, Babbagia, Halosarcia, Tecticornia, Sclerostegia, Pachycornia, Salsola) ). Flora of Central Australia: 72, Fig. 92 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 231 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteocarpum F.Muell. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 236 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteocarpum F.Muell. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 236 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteocarpum F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Babbagea F.Muell. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteocarpum F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteocarpum F.Muell. legitimate

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