Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 628, fig. 192F [primary reference]

Hunter, J.T. & Bruhl, J.J. (10 March 1997), New Sauropus (Euphorbiaceae: Phyllantheae) taxa for the Northern Territory and Western Australia and notes on other Sauropus occurring in these regions. Nuytsia 11(2): 180 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sauropus trachyspermus (F.Muell.) Airy Shaw legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sauropus trachyspermus (F.Muell.) Airy Shaw legitimate

Barrett, R.L. & Telford, I.R.H. (3 November 2015), Two new species of Phyllanthus from northern Australia and notes on Phyllanthus, Sauropus and Synostemon (Phyllanthaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 26: 163 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sauropus sp. A Kimberley Flora (T.E.H.Aplin et al. 929) WA Herbarium [n/a]

Telford, I.R.H., Pruesapan, K., Welzen, P.C. van & Bruhl, J.J. (29 November 2016), Morphological and molecular data show Synostemon trachyspermus (Phyllanthaceae, Phyllantheae) to be a heterogeneous species assemblage. Australian Systematic Botany 29(3): 232 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Synostemon judithae I.Telford & J.J.Bruhl legitimate

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