Rye, B.L. (9 May 1988), A revision of Western Australian Thymelaeaceae. Nuytsia 6(2): 205-207, Figs 34, 35 (map) [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Coolingup Rd, 3.6 km SW of Howick Rd, E of Esperance, Western Australia, 33°33′S, 122°31′E, 13 Aug. 1983, N. Cohen 1019A (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW)."

• Etymology: "Pendens (L.) - hanging down, referring to the pendulous inflorescences."

Green, J.W. (20 June 1988), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 6: 17 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 193, Map 269 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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