Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(43): 89 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Per silvas Australiae orientalis a fluvio Clarence's River usque ad promontorium Cape York."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 99 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 980 [basionym]

basionym of: Ecbolium hygrophiloides (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 375, Fig. 351 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1159-1160 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 61 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Acanthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 457 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 237 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Dallachy s.n., 3.v.1865, Top of Coast Range, Rockingham Bay (MEL 601975)"

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 237 [basionym]

basionym of: Calophanoides hygrophiloides (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

Graham, V.A.W. (1988), Delimitation and infra-generic classification of Justicia (Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin 43(4): 593 [secondary reference]

Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Acanthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 609 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calophanoides hygrophiloides (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

Barker, R.M. (29 August 1996), Additional species, new combinations and other notes on Acanthaceae of Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 17: 149 [basionym]

basionym of: Harnieria hygrophiloides (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Harnieria hygrophiloides (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 10 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Harnieria hygrophiloides (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Harnieria hygrophiloides (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

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