Mueller, F.J.H. von (1887), Descriptions of new Australian plants. The Victorian Naturalist 3(7): 92 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Near Caiwarro; Mrs. J. Cotter. Also near the Darling-River."

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 84 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 408 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 199 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 313, Fig. 436 [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): 37 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "J. Cotter, Carlaroo (cited by Mueller as `Caiwarro') (MEL 44100, iso:? NSW 126230)."

Wilson, Paul G. (27 June 1975), A Taxonomic Revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 2(1): 37 [basionym]

basionym of: Maireana spongiocarpa (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Maireana. Flora of Central Australia: 62 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana spongiocarpa (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 103 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana spongiocarpa (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 200 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana spongiocarpa (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 232 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana spongiocarpa (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 232 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana spongiocarpa (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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