Bailey, F.M. in Meston, A. (ed.) (1889), Botany of the Bellenden-Ker Expedition. Report of the Government Scientific Expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Range upon the Flora and Fauna of that part of the Colony: 38 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Border of scrubs along the Mulgrave River."

• Etymology: "From 'Koolgibberah,' the aboriginal name for the Mulgrave River."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [isonym]

isonym of: Derris koolgibberah F.M.Bailey legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Solori koolgibberah (F.M.Bailey) Sirich. & Adema legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Brachypterum koolgibberah (F.M.Bailey) Adema & Sirich. legitimate

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