Miquel, F.A.W. (1856), Stirpes Novo-Hollandas a Ferd Mullero collectas determinavit. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4(1): 113 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In valle schlanken (BEHR). Kangoroo-island (F. MÜLLER)."

• Comment: nom. illeg., non Boiss. & Reut. (1852).

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 447 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Galium australe DC. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 97 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (13 October 1983), A revision of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 2(4): 362 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "[South Australia], Kangaroo Island, Mueller (U–sheet no. 2419B)."

McGillivray, D.J. (13 October 1983), A revision of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 2(4): 362 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 154 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 333 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate

Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1): 92 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate

Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1): 85 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Galium leptogonium I.Thomps. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Galium erythrorrhizon J.W.Green orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate

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

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Galium leptogonium I.Thomps. legitimate

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