Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 141 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Upper Victoria river, F. Mueller."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 8 [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. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 859 [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]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 106 [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]

Northern Territory Herbarium (2004), Checklist of Northern Territory Vascular Plant Species: - [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Polygala stenoclada Benth. var. stenoclada legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygala stenoclada var. typica Domin nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2): 126-127, Figs 6E, 10C (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): Upper Victoria R., F. Muell. 5/1856; lecto: MEL 37322.

taxonomic synonym: Polygala stenoclada var. typica Domin nom. inval.

Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2): 127 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Polygala stenosepala (Benth.) R.A.Kerrigan legitimate by Northern Territory Herbarium (2004), Checklist of Northern Territory Vascular Plant Species: -

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Polygala stenosepala (Benth.) R.A.Kerrigan legitimate by Northern Territory Herbarium (2004), Checklist of Northern Territory Vascular Plant Species: -

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