Bentham, G. (1861), Flora Hongkongensis: 168 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Aplotaxis carthamoides DC. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Serratula carthamoides Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. nom. illeg.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 456 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Serratula carthamoides Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Aplotaxis carthamoides DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis multicaulis DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis foliosa Edgew. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aplotaxis australasica F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 85 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 7 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Saussurea affinis DC. nom. inval., pro syn.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 276 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 85 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Saussurea affinis DC. nom. inval., pro syn.

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 583, Fig. 82E [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Serratula carthamoides Roxb. nom. inval., nom. nud.

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Hemisteptia. Flora of New South Wales 3: 321 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hemisteptia lyrata (Bunge) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hemisteptia lyrata (Bunge) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Hemisteptia lyrata (Bunge) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. legitimate

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 51 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hemisteptia lyrata (Bunge) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hemisteptia lyrata (Bunge) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. legitimate

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