Koenig, K.D.E. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1805), Annals of Botany 1: 547, t. 12, fig. 6 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Chinae Insula prope Macao intra culta. David Nelson 1780."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 512 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gonocarpus tetragynus Labill. legitimate

Bentham, G. (1861), Flora Hongkongensis: 139 [basionym]

basionym of: Haloragis scabra (K.D.Koenig) Benth. legitimate

Orchard, A.E. (1975), Taxonomic Revisions in the Family Haloragaceae I. The Genera Haloragis, Haloragodendron, Glischrocaryon, Meziella and Gonocarpus. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 10: 208 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard subsp. chinensis legitimate

Orchard, A.E. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Haloragaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 44 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard subsp. chinensis legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard subsp. chinensis legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Gonocarpus chinensis (Lour.) Orchard subsp. chinensis legitimate

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