Anderson, T. (23 August 1867), An enumeration of the Indian species of Acanthaceae. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 9(40): 511 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Rostellaria peploides Nees legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 550 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 374 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Justicia procumbens var. peploides F.M.Bailey legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Rostellaria peploides Nees legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rostellularia peploides (Nees) Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Justicia procumbens var. peploides F.M.Bailey legitimate pro parte misapplication: Justicia procumbens L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 99 pro parte misapplication: Justicia procumbens L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 167

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Rostellularia peploides (Nees) Nees legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Acanthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 457-458 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rostellaria peploides Nees legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Justicia procumbens var. peploides F.M.Bailey legitimate

Graham, V.A.W. (1988), Delimitation and infra-generic classification of Justicia (Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin 43(4): 597 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Justicia obtusa (Nees) Lindau legitimate

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

misapplied to: Rostellularia obtusa Nees legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Acanthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 457-458

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

misapplied to: Rostellularia obtusa Nees legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 550

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