Mueller, F.J.H. von (1870), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(54): 102 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad flumen Liverpool's River; B. Gulliver."

Wendland, H. & Drude, C.G.O. (June 1875), Palmae Australasicae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 39: 209 [basionym]

basionym of: Hydriastele wendlandiana (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 120 [secondary reference]

Baker, W.J. & Loo, A.H.B. (2004), A synopsis of the genus Hydriastele (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 59: 68 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Liverpool R., Gulliver s.n. (holotype MEL; isotypes BRI, K).”

Baker, W.J. & Loo, A.H.B. (2004), A synopsis of the genus Hydriastele (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 59: 68 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hydriastele wendlandiana (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hydriastele wendlandiana (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude legitimate

Dowe, J.L. & Jones, D.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Arecaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 204 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hydriastele wendlandiana (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude legitimate

Petoe, P., Heatubun, C.D. & Baker, W.J. (2018), A monograph of Hydriastele (Areceae, Arecaceae) in New Guinea and Australia. Phytotaxa 370(1): 11 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hydriastele wendlandiana (F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude legitimate

Dowe, J.L. & Short, P.S. (2 February 2024), The Gullivers’ travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848–1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851–1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857–1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticulture. Swainsona 38: 61 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here designated): Liverpool River, 5 May 1867, Gulliver s.n., MEL67687, MEL67688, MEL67689 (3-sheet specimen); Isolectotypes: BRI-AQ0024190, K000899966, NSW692937 (fide AVH & JSTOR-GP, March 2023; McNeill 2014; ICN Art. 7.11)."

• Text: "The lectotype is spread over three separate but sequentially numbered sheets and it is clear from curatorial labels attached by MEL staff, e.g. “holotype” and “Sheet 1 of 3”, attached to each sheet that they should be considered a single specimen (ICN Art. 8.3, Ex. 7)."

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