Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1824), Polygaleae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 1: 326 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in Nepauliâ. Wallich. (v.s.)"

Bennett, A.W. in Hooker, J.D. (May 1872), Polygaleae. The Flora of British India 1(1): 203 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 8, 141 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 14 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 43 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 856 [secondary reference]

Adema, F.A.C.B. (1967), A review of the herbaceous species of Polygala in Malesia (Polygalaceae). Blumea 14(2): 269 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Polygala persicariaefolia DC. orth. var. orthographic variant: Polygala persicarifolia F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2): 119-120, Fig. 9E (map) [secondary reference]

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