Moldenke, H.N. (1941), Novelties in the Eriocaulaceae and Verbenaceae. Phytologia 2(1): 22 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "The type of this variety was collected by T. G. Yuncker, J. M. Koepper, and K. A. Warner (no. 8327) in sandy soil on the beach at Salado, in the vicinity of La Ceiba, Atlantida, Honduras, on July 10, 1938, and is deposited in the Britton Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden."

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Verbenaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 367, Fig. 51K [secondary reference]

Munir, A.A. (23 July 1993), A taxonomic revision of the genus Phyla Lour. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 15(2): 115 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. nodiflora legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. nodiflora legitimate

O'Leary, N. & Mulgura, M.E. (2012), A taxonomic revision of the genus Phyla (Verbenaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 98(4): 585 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. nodiflora legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. nodiflora legitimate

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