Burman, N.L. (1768), Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis: 212, t. 65, f. 2 [tax. nov.]

Linnaeus, C. in Murray, J.A. (ed.) (1774), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 13: 206 [basionym]

basionym of: Illecebrum javanicum (Burm.f.) L. legitimate

Persoon, C.H. (1805), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 1: 259 [basionym]

basionym of: Achyranthes javanica (Burm.f.) Pers. legitimate

Schultes, J.A. in Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. (1819), Systema Vegetabilium 5: 131 [basionym]

basionym of: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. legitimate

Iamonico, D. & Friis, I. (2017), The lectotypification of two names referred by Linnaeus to the genus Illecebrum (Caryophyllales): Illecebrum benghalense and Iresine javanica, with comments on Aerva tomentosa. Taxon 66(5): 1210 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(designated here): [illustration] “Iresine javanica” in Burman, Fl. Indica: t. 65, fig. 2. 1774. — Image of lectotype available at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/spa/Libro.php?Libro=1498&Pagina=286"

Iamonico, D. & Friis, I. (2017), The lectotypification of two names referred by Linnaeus to the genus Illecebrum (Caryophyllales): Illecebrum benghalense and Iresine javanica, with comments on Aerva tomentosa. Taxon 66(5): 1210 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. legitimate

Hammer, T.A., Zhong, X., des Francs-Small, C.C., Nevill, P.G., Small, I.D. & Thiele, K.R. (11 July 2019), Resolving intergeneric relationships in the aervoid clade and the backbone of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae): Evidence from whole plastid genomes and morphology. Taxon 68(2): 307 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. legitimate

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