Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 284 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Justicia kempeana F.Muell. legitimate

Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pedaliaceae, Acanthaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 337, Fig. 441 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Justicia kempeana F.Muell. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 152 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 240-244 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Justicia kempeana F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ecbolium kempeana (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 4 [secondary reference]

Graham, V.A.W. (1988), Delimitation and infra-generic classification of Justicia (Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin 43(4): 593 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Justicia kempeana F.Muell. legitimate

Barker, R.M. (29 August 1996), Additional species, new combinations and other notes on Acanthaceae of Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 17: 150 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Harnieria kempeana (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Harnieria kempeana (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker legitimate

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