Mueller, F.J.H. von (August 1880), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 11(92): 101 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Prope McDonnell's Range, Rev. H. Kempe; in vicinia fluminis Ashburton-River, sicut inter fluvios Gascoyne– et Murchison-River, E. Giles."

Kempe, F.A.H. (1880), Plants indigenous to the neighbourhood of Hermannsburg on the River Finke, Central Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 135 [secondary reference]

Smeaton, S. (1880), Diagnoses of new species of plants discovered in South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 137 [secondary reference]

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 kempeana (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 518 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 777 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 284 [basionym]

basionym of: Sarojusticia kempeana (F.Muell.) Bremek. ex H.Eichler legitimate

Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pedaliaceae, Acanthaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 337 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sarojusticia kempeana (F.Muell.) Bremek. ex H.Eichler legitimate

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 240 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Kempe 87, 1879, McDonnell Range (MEL 601997)"

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 240 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sarojusticia kempeana (F.Muell.) Bremek. ex H.Eichler legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Sarojusticia kempeana (F.Muell.) Bremek. ex H.Eichler 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: 150 [basionym]

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

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

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Dipteracanthus australasicus F.Muell. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (August 1880), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 11(92): 101

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