Forster, P.I. & Thongpukdee, A. (5 October 1988), Variation in Gynura drymophila (F.Muell.) F.G.Davies (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). Austrobaileya 2(5): 562 [autonym]

Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Gynura. Flora of New South Wales 3: 298 [secondary reference]

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: 302 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 82 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Senecio drymophilus F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC. legitimate

Thompson, I.R. (22 November 2006), A taxonomic treatment of tribe Senecioneae (Asteraceae) in Australia. Muelleria 24: 108 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Senecio shirleyanus Domin legitimate misapplication: Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC. legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 661

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

taxonomic synonym: Senecio shirleyanus Domin legitimate misapplication: Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC. legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 661 misapplication: Crassocephalum pseudochina (L.) Kuntze legitimate by Britten, J. in Banks, J. & Solander, D.C. (1901), Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook's voyage round the world 2: 52, t. 168

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Gynura. Flora of Australia 37: 315, Plate 30, Fig. 37J-K, map [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Senecio shirleyanus Domin legitimate misapplication: Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC. legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 661

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