Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1825), Leguminosae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 325 [tax. nov.]

Spanoghe, J.B. in Hooker, W.J. (1 June 1836), Catalogue of the plants found on Timor and the neighbouring islands. Companion to the Botanical Magazine 1(11): 346 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. in Miquel, F.A.W. (August 1852), Leguminosae. Plantae Junghuhnianae 2: 222, adnot. [basionym]

basionym of: Desmodium sect. Nicolsonia (DC.) Benth. legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 229 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium Desv. nom. cons.

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 356 [basionym]

basionym of: Meibomia sect. Nicolsonia (DC.) Kuntze legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grona Lour. legitimate

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