Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 215 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Curasso." [given by R.E.Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41 (1954) 59 as "Linn. Herb. London, no. 310.19, photo!"].

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 326 [secondary reference]

Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 236 [secondary reference]

Holtze, M. (1892), Introduced plants in the Northern Territory. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 15: 3 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 325 [secondary reference]

common name: Redhead [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 1084 [secondary reference]

Woodson, R.E. (1954), The North American Species of Asclepias L. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 41(1): 59-60 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 69 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 141 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 308, Fig. 44F [secondary reference]

common name: Red Head Cotton Bush [n/a]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 525 [secondary reference]

common name: Redhead Cottonbush [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Williams, J.B. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 528, pl.26 [secondary reference]

common name: Blood Plant [n/a]

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: 301 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 215, Map 246 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Headed Cottonbush [n/a]

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

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: 57 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 326, Fig. 64a [secondary reference]

common name: Red-head Cotton-bush [n/a]

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 3029 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 34 [secondary reference]

common name: Blood Flower [n/a] common name: Red-headed Cottonbush [n/a]

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2018), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2017 to 2018. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2018: 6 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Asclepias tuberosa L. legitimate by Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2017), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2016 census to 2017 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2017: 18

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

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