Schauer, J.C. (1843), Genera Myrtacearum nova vel denuo recognita. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 17: 238-239 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Astraea saxicola (Hook.) Schauer

• Comment: non Klotzsch (1841) = GOMPHOTIS Raf. (1838) which is based on the same type.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 57 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thryptomene Endl. nom. cons.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 52 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thryptomene Endl. nom. cons.

Stapf, O. in Stapf, O. (ed.) (1924), Botanical Magazine 149: subt. 8995 [basionym]

basionym of: Thryptomene sect. Astraea Stapf legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thryptomene Endl. nom. cons.

---