Haworth, A.H. (1812), Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum: 197 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cactus phyllanthus L. legitimate

Forster, P.I. (5 October 1988), Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri (Cactaceae): a new naturalisation for south-eastern Queensland. Austrobaileya 2(5): 573 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cactus phyllanthus L. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld (doubtfully naturalised)

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