Koster, J.T. (1935), The Compositae of the Malay Archipelago. I. Vernonieae and Eupatorieae. Blumea 1(3): 415 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Vernonia salvaefolia ZIPPELIUS 244 (L)."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 265 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 87 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Compositae (Asteraceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 366, Fig. 464 [secondary reference]

common name: Vernonia [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 12 [secondary reference]

Porteners, M.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Vernonia. Flora of New South Wales 3: 148 [secondary reference]

Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 22 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. legitimate

Ghafoor, A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Cyanthillium. Flora of Australia 37: 607 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyanthillium cinereum var. lanatum (J.Kost.) Ghafoor legitimate

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