Commelinaceae Mirb.
Cartonema tenue Caruel , legitimate, scientific
Caruel, T. (1879), Nova cartonematis species e famlia Commelinacearum descripta a T. Caruel. Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano 11: 216 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in sinu Rafles litoris septentrionalis Australiae, in itinere navium Astrolabe et Zélée anno 1839 a Le Guillou lectum, et in herbario Musaei Parisiensi servatum."
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 21 [secondary reference]
Kerrigan, R.A. & Albrecht, D.E. (ed.) (March 2007), Checklist of Northern Territory Vascular Plant Species: [unnumbered page] APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: NT