Schultes, J.A. & Schultes, J.H. in Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. (1830), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 16, 7(2): 1493 [tax. nov.]

Hooker, J.D. (July 1892), Flagellarieae. The Flora of British India 6(18): 391 [basionym]

basionym of: Flagellaria indica var. minor (Blume ex Schult.f.) Hook.f. legitimate

Backer, C.A. (December 1951), Flagellariaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(3): 246 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Flagellaria indica L. legitimate

Wepfer, P.H. & Linder, H.P. (9 December 2014), The taxonomy of Flagellaria (Flagellariaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 27(3): 174 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here selected): L; isolecto: P."

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