Pohl, J.B.E. (1831), Plantarum Brasiliae Icones et Descriptiones 2: 85, t. 156 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in umbrosis, inter frutices, ad Rio Pirrahi Capstaniae Rio de Janeiro, et in Serra de Chumbo Capitaniae Minas Geraës. Legi mense Martio 1818 et Juli. 1821."

Grisebach, A.H.R. (1879), Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Gottingen 24: 260 [basionym]

basionym of: Ruellia longifolia (Pohl) Griseb. ex Lindau nom. illeg.

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 80 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. (29 August 1996), Additional species, new combinations and other notes on Acanthaceae of Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 17: 141 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 54 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3530 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 12 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ruellia graecizans Backer legitimate common name: Red Christmas Pride [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ruellia longifolia (Pohl) Griseb. ex Lindau nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Stephanophysum brevifolium Pohl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ruellia graecizans Backer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C. Ezcurra legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Acanthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 6 [secondary reference]

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