Bean, A.R. (3 December 2014), Pluchea tenuis A.R.Bean (Asteraceae: Plucheinae), a new species from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Austrobaileya 9(2): 311-312, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Cook District: Crosbie mound springs, 5 km south-west of Crosbie infrastructure, 5 September 2013, S. Thompson ST13469 (holo: BRI; iso: CANB, CNS, DNA, K, distribuendi)."

• APC Dist.: Qld

• Etymology: "From the Latin tenuis - slender or thin. This is in reference to leaves of this species, which are exceptionally narrow in comparison to the other Australian species."

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (November 2015), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2014 census to 2015 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2015: 19 [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2017), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2016 census to 2017 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2017: 19 [secondary reference]

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