Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (6 July 2001), New species of Harperia, Loxocarya, Onychosepalum, Platychorda and Tremulina (Restionaceae) in Western Australia. Telopea 9(2): 252, Fig. 3a-c [tax. nov.]

• Type: Western Australia: Strathmore Road Reserve (No. 26248), S of Badgingarra (30 34 S 115 21 E), 5 Nov 1975, A. George 14196 Female (holo PERTH; iso NSW).

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Onychosepalum 'nodatum' B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

Briggs, B.G. (21 March 2014), Desmocladus (Restionaceae) enlarged to include the Western Australian genera Harperia, Kulinia and Onychosepalum. Telopea 17: 32 [basionym]

basionym of: Desmocladus nodatus (B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson) B.G.Briggs legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 129 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Desmocladus nodatus (B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson) B.G.Briggs legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Desmocladus nodatus (B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson) B.G.Briggs legitimate

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