Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 422 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."[F.R.Fosberg, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. No. 39 (1978) p. 5 states "No flowers remain on this Brown specimen from Carpentaria, which must be regarded as the holotype"].

Fosberg, F.R. (1978), Studies in the genus Boerhavia L. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 39: 10 [secondary reference]

Fosberg, F.R. (1978), Studies in the genus Boerhavia L. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 39: 6 [basionym]

basionym of: Boerhavia repens var. pubescens (R.Br.) Fosberg legitimate

Pedley, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 34 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia diffusa L. legitimate

Hewson, H.J. & Meikle, R.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 10 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Boerhavia diffusa L. legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 96-97, Fig. 12E

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate

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