Blanco, F.M. (1845), Flora de Filipinas Edn. 2: 382 [tax. nov.]

Borssum Waalkes, J. van (1966), Malesian Malvaceae revisited. Blumea 14(1): 107 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa nom. cons.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa nom. cons.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa nom. cons.

Areces-Berazain, F. & Ackerman, J.D. (2 January 2020), A revision of Thespesia and allied genera in Tribe Gossypieae (Malvaceae-Malvoideae). Brittonia 72(1): 102 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Philippines, without date, A. Llanos 234 bis (lectotype, here designated: MA 757171)."

Areces-Berazain, F. & Ackerman, J.D. (2 January 2020), A revision of Thespesia and allied genera in Tribe Gossypieae (Malvaceae-Malvoideae). Brittonia 72(1): 102 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. legitimate

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