Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1804), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 5: 501 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cette plante a été rapportée par Commerson de l'île de Java (v.s. in herb. Lamarck)."

Chodat, R.H. (1893), Monographia Polygalacearum 2: 358 [secondary reference]

Adema, F.A.C.B. (1967), A review of the herbaceous species of Polygala in Malesia (Polygalaceae). Blumea 14(2): 266 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 244 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 68 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 10 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polygala leptalea DC. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Polygalaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 643, Fig. 198B, 199D [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polygala leptalea DC. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polygala leptalea DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygala abyssinica var. intercedens Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygala leptalea var. australiensis Domin legitimate misapplication: Polygala abyssinica R.Br. ex Fresen. legitimate by Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 855

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2): 114-115, Fig. 8J (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polygala leptalea DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygala abyssinica var. intercedens Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygala leptalea var. australiensis Domin legitimate misapplication: Polygala abyssinica R.Br. ex Fresen. legitimate by Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 855

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