Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 674 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 304 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Botanical report on the north-Australian expedition under the command of A.C. Gregory Esq. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 2: 141 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 234 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Riedlea Vent. nom. illeg.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 27 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Riedlea Vent. nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 65 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Millspaugh, C.F. (1920), Bahama Flora: 277 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Melochia corchorifolia L.

Goldberg, A. (1967), Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 34: 191-363 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Sterculiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 90 [secondary reference]

Wilson, A.J.G. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Sterculiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 193 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Sterculiaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 143 [secondary reference]

Cowie, I.D. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Sterculiaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 74 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 544 [secondary reference]

Bayer, C. & Kubitzki, K. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2002), Malvaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 5: 247 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Visenia Houtt. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Riedlea Vent. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Riedleia DC. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Riedlia Dumort. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Ridleia Endl. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Riedleja Hassk. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Riedleya Biedenf. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), ChI, NT, Qld (native and naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 536 [secondary reference]

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