Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1834), Edwards's Botanical Register 20: sub t. 1719 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Brongniart, A.T. in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.) (1834), Phanerogamie. Voyage Autour du Monde. Botanique 2: t. 77 [secondary reference]

• Type: Cheiranthera cyanea Brongn.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 76 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 127-128 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 7 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 12 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 214 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 43 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 21, 241 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 262 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek kheir, hand; anthera, flowery: the 5 stamens stand up like the fingers of a hand."

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 394 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 165 [secondary reference]

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Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 174 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Pittosporaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 228, 238 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Pittosporaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 201 [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Pittosporaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 66 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. & Albrecht, D.E. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Pittosporaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 3: 527 [secondary reference]

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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Chiranthera T.Post & Kuntze orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

Cayzer, L.W., Crisp, M.D. & Donaldson, S. (5 September 2007), Cheiranthera (Pittosporaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(4): 342-343 [secondary reference]

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