Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 6 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sandstone tableland, Upper Victoria river and Hooker's and Sturt's Creeks, F.Mueller; Purdie's Ponds, M'Douall Stuart."

Rye, B.L. (9 May 1988), A revision of Western Australian Thymelaeaceae. Nuytsia 6(2): 264 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Purdie's Ponds, Northern Territory, date unknown, J. McDouall Stuart (lecto here designated: K; isolecto: MEL)"

Rye, B.L. (9 May 1988), A revision of Western Australian Thymelaeaceae. Nuytsia 6(2): 264 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thecanthes punicea (R.Br.) Wikstr. legitimate

Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 212 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thecanthes punicea (R.Br.) Wikstr. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thecanthes punicea (R.Br.) Wikstr. legitimate

Foster, C.S.P., Cantrill, D.J., James, E.A., Syme, A.E., Jordan, R., Douglas, R., Ho, S.Y.W. & Henwood, M.J. (29 November 2016), Molecular phylogenetics provides new insights into the systematics of Pimelea and Thecanthes (Thymelaeaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 29(3): 194 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pimelea punicea R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pimelea punicea R.Br. legitimate

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