Gilmour, J.S.L. (1937), Notes on the genus Centaurium. I. The nomenclature of the British species. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1937: 498 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Chironia littoralis Turner legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 259 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chironia littoralis Turner legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Erythraea littoralis (Turner) Fr. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1966), Corrigenda and Addenda to the Supplement to J.M. Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition 1943-1957): - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Centaurium littoralis H.Eichler orth. var.

Adams, L.G. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Gentianaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 81-82 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chironia littoralis Turner legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Erythraea littoralis (Turner) Fr. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Erythraea centaurium (L.) Borkh. legitimate

Adams, L.G. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Gentianaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 78 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Centaurium erythraea Rafn legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 259

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Schenkia australis (R.Br.) G.Mans. legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 259

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Centaurium erythraea Rafn legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 259

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Schenkia australis (R.Br.) G.Mans. legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 259

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Schenkia australis (R.Br.) G.Mans. legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 259

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