Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1842), Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 16: 300 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Odontonema rubrum (Vahl) Kuntze, typ. cons.

Daniel, T.F. (1995), Revision of Odontonema (Acanthaceae) in Mexico. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 20: 149-151 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Garden specimen without date or collector (GZU), type cons."

taxonomic synonym: Thyrsacanthus Nees legitimate

Barker, R.M. (29 August 1996), Additional species, new combinations and other notes on Acanthaceae of Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 17: 145 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 11 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 596 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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