Candolle, A.P. de in Lindley, J. (July 1836), Compositae. A Natural System of Botany Edn. 2: 260 [tax. nov.]

taxonomic synonym: Argyrocome Gaertn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Syncarpha DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aphelexis D.Don legitimate

Hooker, J.D. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 361 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 80 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Argyrocome Gaertn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhodanthe Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteropogon DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xyridanthe Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hyalosperma Steetz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anisolepis Steetz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dimorpholepis A.Gray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Triptilodiscus Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Monencyanthes A.Gray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acroclinium A.Gray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Duttonia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cassiniola F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 192-193 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 266 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 621-623 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Separated by De Candolle from Helichrysum and named to indicate that it differs from the genus in its feathery or plumose pappus, from Greek pteron, a feather."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 384 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 324 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 379-382 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 370 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 80 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 533 [secondary reference]

Lander, N.S. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Asteraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 684 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (31 August 1989), A revision of the genus Hyalosperma (Asteraceae: Inuleae: Gnaphaliinae). Nuytsia 7(1): 76 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 397 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Syncarpha DC. legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 397 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Rhodanthe Lindl. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Helipterum DC. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Helipteres Hook. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Helipterum DC. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Helipterum sect. Euhelipterum Benth. nom. inval.

• APC Comment: The name Helipterum DC. sect. Helipterum is listed by A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 1568 (1991), but this autonym does not exist, in accordance with ICN Art. 22.5 (Melbourne Code) (2012)
• APC Dist.: WA

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