Schauer, J.C. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1847), Verbenaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 11: 631 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cuming 599, in insulis Philippinis", according to Munir (1984)

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): 35 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna odorata Blanco legitimate

de Kok, R.P.J. (2013), The genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in the Flora Malesiana area. Kew Bulletin 68: 64 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna odorata Blanco legitimate

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