Spanoghe, J.B. (1841), Prodromus Florae Timorensis. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 15: 346, pl. 51 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In calcareis montanis insulae Timor frequens", n.d., Spanoghe s.n.

Palmer, J. (31 March 1998), A taxonomic revision of Gomphrena (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 11(1): 91 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gomphrena canescens R.Br. subsp. canescens legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gomphrena canescens R.Br. subsp. canescens legitimate

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