Murray, J.A. (1786), Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis 7: 81 [tax. nov.]

Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 866 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia heterophylla L. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 411, 414, Fig. 65M [secondary reference]

common name: Painted Spurge [n/a] common name: Dwarf Poinsettia [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 30 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 425 [secondary reference]

common name: Painted Spurge [n/a]

Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 276 [secondary reference]

common name: Mexican Fire Plant [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 237 APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Euphorbia heterophylla L. legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 116 misapplication: Euphorbia heterophylla L. legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 276

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), CoI (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised)

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 304 [secondary reference]

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Thomson, B.G. in Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Euphorbia. Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 217, Fig. 72 [secondary reference]

common name: Dwarf Poinsettia [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 101 [secondary reference]

common name: Painted Spurge [n/a] common name: Dwarf Poinsettia [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 65 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 425 [secondary reference]

common name: Painted Spurge [n/a]

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Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 183 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Euphorbia heterophylla L. legitimate common name: Painted Spurge [n/a] common name: Dwarf Poinsettia [n/a]

de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. (2005), Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 580 [secondary reference]

Yang, Y., Riina, R, Morawetz, J.J., Haevermans, T., Aubriot, X. & Berry, P.E. (2012), Molecular phylogenetics and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce (Euphorbiaceae). Taxon 61(4): 785 [secondary reference]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 300-301, photos 1-3 [secondary reference]

common name: Painted Spurge [n/a]

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