Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 15 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Zeylona."

Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549 [secondary reference]

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (25 November 1847), Acanthaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 11: 371-372 [basionym]

basionym of: Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees legitimate

Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 77 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 91 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 12 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 12(94): 24 [secondary reference]

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 167 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 487 [basionym]

basionym of: Ecbolium procumbens (L.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 229 [secondary reference]

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

Fitzgerald, W.V. (1918), The Botany of the Kimberleys, north-west Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3: 91 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 518, Fig. 226 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1158 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees legitimate

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

pro parte misapplied to: Justicia peploides (Nees) T.Anderson legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 99

[pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Justicia peploides (Nees) T.Anderson legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 167

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 777, Fig. 1111 [secondary reference]

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

misapplied to: Rostellularia pogonanthera F.Muell. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 777, Fig. 1111

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

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Rostellularia pogonanthera F.Muell. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Acanthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 458, Fig. 63C [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rostellularia pogonanthera F.Muell. legitimate

Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Acanthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 610 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. pogonanthera (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. pogonanthera (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 777, Fig. 1111

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

misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens (R.Br.) R.M.Barker legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Acanthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 458, Fig. 63C

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens subsp. glaucoviolacea (Domin) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens subsp. dallachyi R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. largiflorens R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. clementii (Domin) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens subsp. clementii (Domin) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. juncea (R.Br.) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. hispida (Domin) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia (Domin) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens (R.Br.) R.M.Barker var. adscendens legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens (R.Br.) R.M.Barker subsp. adscendens legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia (Domin) R.M.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (1834), Labiatarum Genera et Species 5: 549

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