Fryxell, P.A. (1974), New species of Gossypium, Decaschistia and Macrostelia (Malvaceae) from Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 22(1): 184, fig. 1 a–c. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Northern Territory: Painta Spring, 25 miles NW. of Alice Springs; shrub to 1.3 m high, scattered on rocky sopes on N. side of range; flower (one only) pale pink, dark red centre; shrubs woody stemmed and spreading, 19 Jan. 1973, D.J. Nelson 2255 (holotype: NT!; isotypes CANB, NY!, pf!)."

Mitchell, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Malvaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 211 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gossypium australe F.Muell. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 46 [secondary reference]

Stewart, J.M., Fryxell, P.A. & Craven, L.A. (30 November 1987), The recognition and geographic distribution of Gossypium nelsonii (Malvaceae). Brunonia 10(2): 215-218 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Green, J.W. (20 June 1988), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 6: 16 [secondary reference]

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 10 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gossypium australe F.Muell. x Gossypium nelsonii Fryxell [n/a]

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