Fitzgerald, W.V. (1918), The Botany of the Kimberleys, north-west Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3: 173 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mt. Broome, King Leopold Ranges (W.V.F.)."

Wilson, F.D. (1974), Hibiscus section Furcaria (Malvaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 22(1): 178 [basionym]

basionym of: Hibiscus spinulosus (W.Fitzg.) F.D.Wilson nom. illeg.

Mabberley, D.J. (1985), 'Die neuen Pflanzen von Ch. Huber Frères & Co. in Hyères'. Taxon 34(3): 451 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hibiscus fryxellii Mabb. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Malvaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 215 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hibiscus fryxellii Mabb. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Hibiscus zonatus var. spinulosa W.Fitzg. orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Hibiscus fryxellii Mabb. var. fryxellii legitimate

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