Wight, R. (1852), Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 5: 27 [tax. nov.]

• Comment: nom. illeg., non Lindl. (1828).

Baillon, H.E. (1858), Etude Generale du groupe des Euphorbiacees: 628 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Phyllanthus sect. Macraea Baill. legitimate

Brunel, J.F. (1987), Sur le genre Phyllanthus L. et quelques genres voisins de la tribu des Phyllantheae Dumort. (Euphorbiaceae, Phyllantheae) en Afrique intertropicale et à Madagascar: 293 [basionym]

basionym of: Phyllanthus subg. Macraea (Wight) Jean F.Brunel legitimate

Bouman, R.W., Keßler, P.J.A., Telford, I.R.H., Bruhl, J.J., Strijk, J.S., Saunders, R.M.K., Esser, H.-J., Falcón-Hidalgo, B. & van Welzen, P.C. (18 March 2022), A revised phylogenetic classification of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae). Phytotaxa 540(1): 15 [basionym]

basionym of: Cathetus subg. Macraea (Wight) R.W.Bouman legitimate

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