Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 356 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Port Essington, Armstrong; Depot Creek, Victoria river ..., F. Mueller."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 254 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Mitrasacme. Flora of Australia 28: 56, 312 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "T: Port Essington, [N.T.], J.W.Armstrong; lecto: K" (p. 312)

Dunlop, C.R. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Mitrasacme. Flora of Australia 28: 51 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mitrasacme aggregata Dunlop legitimate

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