Black, J.M. (1922), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 20. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 46: 568 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Arkaringa and Alberga Creeks. This species is only known by two specimens collected by R.Helms on the Elder Expedition in 1891, and one obtained by Miss Staer in 1913 at Todmorden Station, on the Alberga."

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 196 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 311, Fig. 431 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 39, Fig. 14 [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): 232 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (27 June 1975), A Taxonomic Revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 2(1): 21 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "R. Alberga, Jun 1913, Miss Staer (AD)."

Wilson, Paul G. (27 June 1975), A Taxonomic Revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 2(1): 21 [basionym]

basionym of: Maireana scleroptera (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Maireana. Flora of Central Australia: 60 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana scleroptera (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 188 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana scleroptera (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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