Lessing, C.F. (1831), Synanthereae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 6: 95 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1978) No. 9428).

Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (1851), Papilionaceae. Podalyrieae et Loteae Australasicae Non-Nullae, Hucusque non Descriptae. Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 24(1): 212 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 614 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek prefix tri, three; pteron, a wing: alluding to the achene."

Norlindh, N.T. (1943), Studies in the Calenduleae: 98 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteospermum L. legitimate

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawkesworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 283 [secondary reference]

• Type: Tripteris arborescens (Jacq.) Less. (typ. cons.)

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 439 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteospermum L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Monoculus B.Nord. legitimate

Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2012), Plants of the greater Cape floristic region: 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29: 802 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Osteospermum L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Monoculus B.Nord. legitimate

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