Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 459 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 345 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 94 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 332, Fig. 312 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Warbooga

Schlechter, F.R.R. (1913), Die Asclepiadaceen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 50: 160 [basionym]

basionym of: Brachystelma microstemma Schltr. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 9 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (23 December 1988), Studies on the Australasian Asclepiadaceae. 1. Brachystelma Sims in Australia. Nuytsia 6(3): 287 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Australia, Carpentaria, Turtle Island, Dec. 1802, R. Brown s.n. sub. J.J. Bennett 2880 (lecto: BM; isolecto: K)."

Forster, P.I. (23 December 1988), Studies on the Australasian Asclepiadaceae. 1. Brachystelma Sims in Australia. Nuytsia 6(3): 287 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Brachystelma microstemma Schltr. legitimate

Forster, P.I. (30 May 1990), Correction and further notes to 'Studies on the Australasian Asclepiadaceae. I. Brachystelma Simms in Australia. Nuytsia 7(2): 123 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Brachystelma glabriflorum (F.Muell.) Schltr. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 708 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Brachystelma glabriflorum (F.Muell.) Schltr. legitimate

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 280 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 280 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Brachystelma glabriflorum (F.Muell.) Schltr. legitimate

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