Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1834), Contributions Towards a Flora of Van Dieman's Land; from collections sent by R. W. Lawrence, and Ronald Gunn, Esqrs., and by Dr. Scott. The Journal of Botany 1: 250 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mr. Lawrence, (1831, n. 227) Mr. Gunn."

Ascherson, P.F.A. (1861), Appendix Plantarum, Novarum et Minus Cognitarum, quae in Horto Regio Botanico Berolinensis Coluntur: 10 [basionym]

basionym of: Plagianthus discolor (Hook.) Asch. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 188 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Plagianthus sidoides Hook. legitimate

Melville, R. (1967), Contributions to the Flora of Australia: VII. Generic delimitation in the Plagianthus complex. Kew Bulletin 20(3): 512 [basionym]

basionym of: Asterotrichion discolor (Hook.) Melville legitimate

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 86 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Asterotrichion discolor (Hook.) Melville legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Asterotrichion discolor (Hook.) Melville legitimate

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