Schindler, A.K. in Engler, H.G.A. (1905), Das Pflanzenreich 23: 32-33 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australien: Tasmania (F.Bauer, Gunn comm. Lindley); Ash-Insula (Schwarz in Exped. Novara). – Herb. Wien."

Orchard, A.E. (1975), Taxonomic Revisions in the Family Haloragaceae I. The Genera Haloragis, Haloragodendron, Glischrocaryon, Meziella and Gonocarpus. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 10: 199 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Schwartz s.n., Ash Island (Exped. Novara), W. (fl., fr.)!"

Orchard, A.E. (1975), Taxonomic Revisions in the Family Haloragaceae I. The Genera Haloragis, Haloragodendron, Glischrocaryon, Meziella and Gonocarpus. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 10: 199 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gonocarpus tetragynus Labill. legitimate

Orchard, A.E. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Haloragaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 42 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gonocarpus tetragynus Labill. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Halorrhagis tetragyna var. decumbens Schindl. orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Gonocarpus tetragynus Labill. legitimate

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