Cavanilles, A.J. (1785), Monadelphiae Classis Dissertationes Decem Diss. 3: 154 [tax. nov.]

Dalzell, N.A. & Gibson, A. (1861), The Bombay Flora: 19 [basionym]

basionym of: Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell & A.Gibson legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (1965), A revision of the Australian species of Gossypium with observations on the occurrence of Thespesia in Australia (Malvaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 13(1): 96 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell & A.Gibson var. lampas legitimate

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