Blume, C.(K.)L. von (1826), Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 14: 796 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Asystasia intrusa (Forsskal) Blume

Bailey, F.M. (September 1897), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 1(3): 230 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 374 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 132-139 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Acanthaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 384 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (doubtfully naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 9 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 78 [secondary reference]

Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (2010), Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edn. 6: - [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (native and naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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