Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 221 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Greville Island, Montague Sound, Isles of King George IV.'s Sound, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham; N.W. coast, Bynoe."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(78): 127 [basionym]

basionym of: Gossypium populifolium (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Todaro, A. (1877), Relazione sulla cultura dei Cotoni in Italia, seguita da una Monografia del Genere Gossypium: 107 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gossypium populifolium (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 69 [basionym]

basionym of: Hibiscus populifolius (Benth.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

Hochreutiner, B.P.G. (1902), Annuaire de Conservatoire & du Jardin Botaniques de Geneve 6: 57 [basionym]

basionym of: Cienfuegosia populifolia (Benth.) Hochr. legitimate

Lewton, F.L. (1915), Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5: 306 [basionym]

basionym of: Notoxylinon populifolium (Benth.) Lewton legitimate

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 964 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cienfuegosia populifolia (Benth.) Hochr. legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (1965), A revision of the Australian species of Gossypium with observations on the occurrence of Thespesia in Australia (Malvaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 13(1): 86-87 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "of the three specimens cited by Bentham, Bynoe's is here designated as lectotype"

Fryxell, P.A. (1965), A revision of the Australian species of Gossypium with observations on the occurrence of Thespesia in Australia (Malvaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 13(1): 86 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gossypium populifolium (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (1969), A Classification of Gossypium L. (Malvaceae). Taxon 18(5): 587 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gossypium populifolium (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gossypium populifolium (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

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