Standley, P.C. (1909), Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12: 373 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Commicarpus scandens (L.) Standley

Meikle, R.D. (1978), A Key to Commicarpus. Notes from the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh 36: 235-249 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 35 [secondary reference]

Hewson, H.J. & Meikle, R.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 13-15 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, ChI, NT, SA, Qld, CSI

Bittrich, V. & Kuhn, U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Nyctaginaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 482 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 103 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 206 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia L. legitimate

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