Bailey, F.M. (1884), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, Part II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1(2): 85 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. Walsh Range, between the Tate River and Thornborough, R.C. Burton; between Herberton and Mourilyan Harbour, J.W.R. Stuart."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 48, Fig. 31 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 653 [basionym]

basionym of: Polycarpaea spirostylis var. burtonii (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 234 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (1 December 1977), Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 1(1): 57 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Polycarpaea spirostylis F.Muell. subsp. spirostylis legitimate

Cowie, I.D. (14 June 1994), Three new species, a new name and notes on Australian Polycarpaea (Carophyllaceae). Nuytsia 9(3): 330 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Polycarpaea spirostylis F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Polycarpaea burtoni F.M.Bailey orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Polycarpaea spirostylis F.Muell. legitimate

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