Graebner, K.O.R.P.P. (1912), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 49: 68 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Nordöstl. Neu-Guinea: Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, Huon-Golf, Lugamu, Lagune in 20 cm Wassertiefe (LAUTERBACH n. 701); Huon-Golf: Alderfluβ (K. WEINLAND); Nebenfluβ des Ramuflusses im stillen Wasser bei 1 m Tiefe, 100 Meereshöhe (LAUTERBACH n. 2732), in 2 m Tiefe (LAUTERBACH n. 2963). In Bächen bei der Keneyia-Etappe in 150 m Höhe (SCHLECHTER n. 18318). Auch in der Provinz der Philippinen (CUMING n. 1037), Luzon (JAGOR 1861 n. 734, CURRAN n. 8854, 11331. – Blüht August bis Oktober)."

Hallier, H.(J.)G. (1913), Hydrocharitaceae. Nova Guinea 8: 915 [secondary reference]

Hartog, C. den (December 1957), Hydrocharitaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(4): 388-389 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 41 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 52-53, Fig. 48

• Text: "If Vallisneria nana should be conspecific with V. gigantea, the former name would have to be used for this species."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1972), Flora of the Sydney Region Edn. 2: 520 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 46 [secondary reference]

common name: Ribbon Weed [n/a] common name: Eel-weed [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 20 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Monocots (Alismataceae to Najadaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 416 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate

Sainty, G.R. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (1981), Water Plants of New South Wales: 249 [secondary reference]

common name: Ribbonweed [n/a] common name: Eelweed [n/a]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Vallisneria. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1714 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 719 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 14 [secondary reference]

common name: Eelweed [n/a] common name: Ribbonweed [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 134 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria spiralis var. denseserrulata Makino legitimate by Sainty, G.R. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (1981), Water Plants of New South Wales: 249

Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Hydrocharitaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 11-12, Fig. 3 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria spiralis var. procera Rodway legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria americana Michx. var. americana legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Vallisneria. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1714

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Vallisneria nana R.Br. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Hydrocharitaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 31 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Sainty, G.R. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (1981), Water Plants of New South Wales: 249

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 89 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Hydrocharitaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 11-12, Fig. 3

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