Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 203-204 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Sandflats about Providence Hill and between M'Adam Range and Point Pearce, F. Mueller; Kyejeron Creek, Central Australia, M'Douall Stuart's Expedition. W. Australia, Drummond, (Herb. F. Mueller.)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 30 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 86 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 409 [secondary reference]

Paulsen, O.W. (22 May 1918), Chenopodiaceae from West Australia. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv Udgivet af Dansk Botanisk Forening 2(8): 61 [basionym]

basionym of: Arthrocnemum leiostachyum (Benth.) Paulsen legitimate

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 626 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 204 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthrocnemum leiostachyum (Benth.) Paulsen legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 319 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthrocnemum leiostachyum (Benth.) Paulsen legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 224 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthrocnemum leiostachyum (Benth.) Paulsen legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (24 July 1980), A revision of the Australian species of Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 3(1): 66 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Kyejeron Creek, J.P.Murray (holo: K, iso: MEL 70595 and 70596, "A.W.Howitt"), lecto nov."

Wilson, Paul G. (24 July 1980), A revision of the Australian species of Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 3(1): 66 [basionym]

basionym of: Halosarcia indica subsp. leiostachya (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (24 July 1980), A revision of the Australian species of Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 3(1): 46 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Halosarcia doleiformis Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 130 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Halosarcia indica subsp. leiostachya (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 299 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Halosarcia indica subsp. leiostachya (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 193 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Halosarcia indica subsp. leiostachya (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Halosarcia indica subsp. leiostachya (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Shepherd, K.A. & Wilson, Paul G. (5 September 2007), Incorporation of the Australian genera Halosarcia, Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia into Tecticornia (Salicornioideae, Chenopodiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(4): 327 [basionym]

basionym of: Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya (Benth.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya (Benth.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Salicornia leiostachys F.M.Bailey orth. var.

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