Wilson, W.M. in Hooker, J.D. (1859), Musci. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(8): 161 [tax. nov.]

Hooker, J.D. & Wilson, W.M. (1980), New Zealand Journal of Botany 18: 374 [basionym]

basionym of: Andreaea acutifolia subsp. acuminata (Mitt.) Vitt legitimate

Murray, B.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Andreaeaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 110, Map 8 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andreaea acutifolia subsp. acuminata (Mitt.) Vitt legitimate taxonomic synonym: Andreaea erubescens var. nigrita Müll.Hal. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Andreaea erubescens Müll.Hal. legitimate

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