Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(78): 127 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Fugosia thespesioides Benth. legitimate

Todaro, A. (1877), Relazione sulla cultura dei Cotoni in Italia, seguita da una Monografia del Genere Gossypium: 103-104 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Fugosia thespesioides Benth. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 26 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 964 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cienfuegosia thespesioides (Benth.) Hochr. 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): 97 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thespesia lampas var. thespesioides (Benth.) Fryxell legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Thespesia thespesioides (Benth.) Fryxell legitimate

Areces-Berazain, F. & Ackerman, J.D. (2016), Phylogenetics, delimitation and historical biogeography of the pantropical tree genus Thespesia (Malvaceae, Gossypieae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181: 188 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Azanza thespesioides (Benth.) F.Areces legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Azanza thespesioides (Benth.) F.Areces legitimate

Areces-Berazain, F. & Ackerman, J.D. (2 January 2020), A revision of Thespesia and allied genera in Tribe Gossypieae (Malvaceae-Malvoideae). Brittonia 72(1): 72 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Azanza thespesioides (Benth.) F.Areces var. thespesioides legitimate

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