Fischer, F.E.L. von & Meyer, C.A.A. von (1836), Beschreibung einer neuen Bergia. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 10: 74 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India orientali."

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 180 [basionym]

basionym of: Bergia ammannioides var. trimera (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Benth. legitimate

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 390 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Bergia ammannioides var. trimera (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia ammannioides var. triandra Wight legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia tripetala F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 579-580, Fig. 758 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Bergia ammannioides var. trimera (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia ammanniodies var. triandra Wight orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Bergia tripetala F.Muell. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 249 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 499 [secondary reference]

common name: Small Water-fire [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 111 [secondary reference]

Verdon, D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Elatinaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 229, Figs 266A & 267A [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 117 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 29 [secondary reference]

Leach, G.J. (20 July 1989), Taxonomic revision of Bergia (Elatinaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11(2): 93-95 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Bergia ammannioides var. trimera (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia tripetala F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Elatine tripetala (F.Muell.) F.Muell. nom. illeg.

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Elatinaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 493 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Elatinaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 158, Fig. 42E [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Elatinaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 315-316, Fig. 62g-i [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Bergia ammannioides var. trimera (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia tripetala F.Muell. legitimate common name: Small Water-fire [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Elatinaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 493 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Bergia ammannioides var. trimera (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia ammanniodies var. triandra Wight orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Bergia ammannioides var. triandra Wight legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bergia tripetala F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Elatine tripetala (F.Muell.) F.Muell. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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