Willdenow, C.L. (1797), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 1(1): 87 [tax. nov.]

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Wallich, N. (15 August 1832), Acanthaceae Indiae orientalis. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 3(12): 100 [basionym]

basionym of: Rostellaria diffusa (Willd.) Nees legitimate

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (25 November 1847), Acanthaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 11: 371 [basionym]

basionym of: Rostellularia diffusa (Willd.) Nees legitimate

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1159 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rostellaria diffusa (Willd.) Nees legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rostellularia diffusa (Willd.) Nees legitimate

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

misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens subsp. clementii (Domin) R.M.Barker legitimate by Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1159

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