Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 198 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Hedysarum microphyllum Thunb. legitimate

Ohashi, H. (15 February 1973), The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana, contributions to the flora of Asia and the Pacific Region 1: 241 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. legitimate

Pedley, L. (25 January 1999), Desmodium Desv. (Fabaceae) and related genera in Australia: a taxonomic revision. Austrobaileya 5(2): 235 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Codariocalyx microphyllus (Thunb.) H.Ohashi legitimate

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