Wilson, Paul G. (24 July 1980), A revision of the Australian species of Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 3(1): 17-18 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Sclerostegia tenuis (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson

• Etymology: "from the Greek words scleros (hard) and stegos (shelter); referring to the hard pericarp."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 105 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Pachycornia Hook.f. legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Chenopodiaceae (Chenopodium, Dysphania, Rhagodia, Sclerobitum, Monolepis, Atriplex, enchylaena, Neobassia, Stelligera, Threlkeldia, Babbagia, Halosarcia, Tecticornia, Sclerostegia, Pachycornia, Salsola) ). Flora of Central Australia: 74-75 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 304-305 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 246-247 [secondary reference]

Kuhn, U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Chenopodiaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 272 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 193 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 246 [secondary reference]

Shepherd, K.A. & Wilson, Paul G. (5 September 2007), Incorporation of the Australian genera Halosarcia, Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia into Tecticornia (Salicornioideae, Chenopodiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(4): 323 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Tecticornia Hook.f. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Tecticornia Hook.f. legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 782 [secondary reference]

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