Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 185, 249-250, Fig. 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Bay, Bickerton Island (gorge in the sandstone hills): 641. N. eg. Type–Brisbane (BRI)."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 244 [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]

Halford, D.A. & Henderson, R.J.F. (21 December 2005), Studies in Euphorbiaceae, s.lat. 7. Shonia R.J.F.Hend. & Halford (Ricinocarpeae, Ricinocarpinae), a new Australian endemic genus. Austrobaileya 7(1): 223 [basionym]

basionym of: Shonia bickertonensis (Specht) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. legitimate

Halford, D.A. & Henderson, R.J.F. (18 December 2008), A taxonomic revision of Beyeria Miq. (Euphorbiaceae: Ricinocarpeae, Ricinocarpinae). Austrobaileya 7(4): 632 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Shonia bickertonensis (Specht) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. legitimate

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