Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (6 July 2001), New species of Harperia, Loxocarya, Onychosepalum, Platychorda and Tremulina (Restionaceae) in Western Australia. Telopea 9(2): 248, Fig. 1a-d [tax. nov.]

• Type: c. 20 km SW of Cocklebiddy, Twilight Cove road, 32 11 S 126 03 E, 3 Dec 1993, S. Jacobs 7045 Female (holo NSW; iso K, MEL, MO, PERTH).

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Harperia 'eyreana' B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

Briggs, B.G. (21 March 2014), Desmocladus (Restionaceae) enlarged to include the Western Australian genera Harperia, Kulinia and Onychosepalum. Telopea 17: 32 [basionym]

basionym of: Desmocladus eyreanus (B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson) B.G.Briggs legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 125 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Desmocladus eyreanus (B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson) B.G.Briggs legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Desmocladus eyreanus (B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson) B.G.Briggs legitimate

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