Halford, D.A. (21 August 1990), Six new species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae) from Northern Australia. Austrobaileya 3(2): 209-211, Figs 3, 5D, Map 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Northern Territory. DARWIN & GULF DISTRICT: near Koongarra saddle, 1.5 km north of Koongarra, 12°51'S, 132°51'E, 22 May 1980, M.Lazarides 8899 (holo: DNA; iso: AD,BRI,CANB,MEL,NSW)."

• Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the fringe of hairs on the margin of the corolla lobes.

Halford, D.A. (9 September 1992), Review of the genus Oldenlandia L. (Rubiaceae) and related genera in Australia. Austrobaileya 3(4): 708 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Oldenlandia thysanota (Halford) Halford legitimate

Gibbons, K.L. (June 2020), Hedyotis, Oldenlandia and related genera (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Australia: New genera and new combinations in an Asian-Australian-Pacific lineage. Taxon 69(3): 535 [basionym]

basionym of: Scleromitrion thysanotum (Halford) K.L.Gibbons legitimate

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