Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (25 November 1847), Acanthaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 11: 492 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Goalba insulae in littore sept. Novae Holl. (h. Hook!)" [given by R.M.Barker, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9 (1986) 190 as "A. Cunningham s.n., s. dat. Goulbourn Island (K)"]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 553 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dicliptera glabra Decne. legitimate

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1160 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dicliptera glabra Decne. legitimate

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 190 [secondary reference]

• Type: "A. Cunningham s.n., s. dat. Goulbourn Island (K)".

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 190 [basionym]

basionym of: Dicliptera australis (Nees) R.M.Barker legitimate

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