White, C.T. & Francis, W.D. (1926), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 37: 152, pl. I. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Dugald Silver-Lead Lodes, Cloncurry District, J.B. Miller, 16th April, 1924."

Pedley, L. (1 December 1977), Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 1(1): 58 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (1 December 1977), Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 1(1): 58 [basionym]

basionym of: Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. glabra (C.T.White & W.D.Francis) Pedley 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

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