Thwaites, G.H.K. (1861), Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae 4: 242 [tax. nov.]

• Type: P. zeylanicus Thwaites

Munir, A.A. (19 June 1984), A taxonomic revision of the genus Premna L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 7(1): 3 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna L. legitimate

de Kok, R.P.J. (2013), The genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in the Flora Malesiana area. Kew Bulletin 68: 58 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna L. legitimate

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