Wilson, Paul G. (29 August 1983), A taxonomic revision of the tribe Chenopodieae (Chenopodiaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 4(2): 157-158, Map 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "15 mi [24.1 km] N of Deniliquin, New South Wales, Oct. 1965, W.E. Mulham S393a (holo: NSW)."

• Etymology: "The epithet virosum is taken from the latin word virosus meaning foetid."

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 142, Map 194 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 219 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 148 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 219 [secondary reference]

---