Roxburgh, W. (1820), Flora Indica; or descriptions of Indian Plants, by the late William Roxburgh 1: 420 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "M. capillaris, Wall. ... A native of the valley of Nepala, where it blossoms in September. Specimens were communicated by the Hon. E. Gardner."

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xlv. [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Mitrasacme. Flora of Australia 28: 37 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mitrasacme pygmaea R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mitrasacme pygmaea R.Br. legitimate

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