Spring, A.F. (1843), Bulletin de L'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 10: 33 [tax. nov.]

Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Selaginellaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 534 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Selaginella rupicola Ridl. legitimate

• APC Dist.: ChI

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 11 [secondary reference]

• Type: "in ins. Pinang, s. dat., Gaudichaud s.n. (syn: LG n.v.; P 00523121!)."

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