Todaro, A. (1863), Giornale del Real Istituto d'Incoraggiamento in Sicilia 1(3): 35 [tax. nov.]

taxonomic synonym: Sturtia gossypioides R.Br. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 224 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (1965), A revision of the Australian species of Gossypium with observations on the occurrence of Thespesia in Australia (Malvaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 13(1): 80 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis var. sturtianum legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (1965), A revision of the Australian species of Gossypium with observations on the occurrence of Thespesia in Australia (Malvaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 13(1): 80 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (1969), A Classification of Gossypium L. (Malvaceae). Taxon 18(5): 586 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis var. sturtianum legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (1978), The natural history of the cotton tribe (Malvaceae, Tribe Gossypieae): 48 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis var. sturtianum legitimate

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