Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 101 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Zeylona."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 404 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hedyotis geniculata Roxb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Metabolos venosus Blume legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 74 [basionym]

basionym of: Oldenlandia auricularia (L.) F.Muell. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 237, Fig. 208 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1170 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Oldenlandia auricularia (L.) F.Muell. legitimate

Bremekamp, C.E.B. (1952), Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde; Tweede Sectie 48(2): 142 [basionym]

basionym of: Exallage auricularia (L.) Bremek. legitimate

Halford, D.A. (9 September 1992), Review of the genus Oldenlandia L. (Rubiaceae) and related genera in Australia. Austrobaileya 3(4): 713 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Hedyotis auricularia var. melanesica Fosberg legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 404

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Oldenlandia auricularia (L.) F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 12 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Exallage lapeyrousei (DC.) Neupane & N.Wikstr. legitimate

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