Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N.S. Wales. Richmond River, Fawcett; Macleay River, Fitzgerald."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 117 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 268 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 553 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 58 [secondary reference]

Conran, J.G. & Clifford, H.T. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Appendix: Smilacaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 231 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Maclay R., N.S.W., R. Fitzgerald; lecto (here chosen): MEL 652842."

common name: Small Supplejack [n/a]

Conran, J.G. & Clifford, H.T. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Smilacaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 189, Fig. 43, Map 238 [secondary reference]

Conran, J.G. (1987), Smilacaceae in Australia. Australian Plants 14(113): 213 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Smilacaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 66 [secondary reference]

common name: Small Supplejack [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Ripogonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 42 [secondary reference]

common name: Small Supplejack [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Rhipogonum fawcettianum Benth. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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