Moore, S. le M. (1920), Alabastra Diversa - Part XXXIII. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 58: 191 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mekeo district ; White, 796."

Moylan, E.C., Pennington, R.T. & Scotland, R.W. (2002), Taxonomic Account of Hemigraphis Nees (Strobilanthinae-Acanthaceae) from the Philippines. Kew Bulletin 57(4): 811-812, 814-815, Fig. 10, Map 7 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Type: Papua New Guinea, Mekeo Distr., White 796 (lectotype BM! (designated here))."

taxonomic synonym: Hemigraphis linearifolia Bremek. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hemigraphis royenii Bremek. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Hemigraphis royenii Bremek. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Deng, Yunfei (2019), Transfer of the Philippine species of Hemigraphis Nees to Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae). Phytotaxa 404(5): 205 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Strobilanthes linearifolia (Bremek.) Y.F.Deng legitimate

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