Wakefield, N.A. (1955), Flora of Victoria: New species and other additions - 4. The Victorian Naturalist 72(5): 69, & fig. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sand-dunes near Betka River, Mallacoota, Victoria; 6/1/1953; N.A. Wakefield, No. 4,794; beneath a stand of tall Melalaeuca shrubs. (Type located at MEL, and duplicates to be sent to KEW and NSW.)"

taxonomic synonym: Galium umbrosum var. bifolium F.Muell. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 357 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 189 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (June 1983), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia 1: 78 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (13 October 1983), A revision of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 2(4): 371-373, Fig. 5 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium umbrosum var. bifolium F.Muell. legitimate doubtful misapplication: Galium geminifolium F.Muell. legitimate by Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1184

Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 1068-1069 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Allen, W.K. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Galium. Flora of New South Wales 3: 486 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 624, Fig. 121e APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116 [secondary reference]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1): 87-88 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. subsp. migrans legitimate by Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 1068-1069

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium microlobum I.Thomps. legitimate by Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 1068-1069

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium leptogonium I.Thomps. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (June 1983), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia 1: 78

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium bulliformis I.Thomps. legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116

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