Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 546 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Burdekin river, F. Meller; Selheim and Elliot rivers, Bowman; Barcoo river, M'Douall Stuart ..."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 99 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 374, Fig. 348 [secondary reference]

Bremekamp, C.E.B. (August 1962), Remarks on the position of some Australian Acanthaceae. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 11(2): 196 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dipteracanthus primulaceus Bremek. nom. inval.

Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Acanthaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 336 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dipteracanthus corynothecus (F.Muell. ex Benth.) W.R.Barker legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 152 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dipteracanthus corynothecus (F.Muell. ex Benth.) W.R.Barker legitimate

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 87 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Anon. (? Mueller) s.n., s. dat., Burdekin River (MEL 601752, K)."

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 82 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dipteracanthus australasicus F.Muell. legitimate

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 13 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dipteracanthus australasicus F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dipteracanthus australasicus F.Muell. subsp. australasicus legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dipteracanthus australasicus F.Muell. subsp. australasicus legitimate

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