Reichenbach, H.G.L. (1837), Handbuch des Naturlichen Pflanzensystems: 190 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Rostellaria Nees nom. illeg.

• Text: "Rostellaria N. v. E. habe ich ein wenig abändern müssen, da die Zoologen jenen namen längst für eine schöne Schnechkengattung anticipirt haben."

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (25 November 1847), Acanthaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 11: 376 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 549 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Justicia L. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 99 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Justicia L. legitimate

Clarke, C.B. in King, G. & Gamble, J.S. (27 March 1908), Acanthaceae, in Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. No. 20. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural history 74(2): 682 [basionym]

basionym of: Justicia sect. Rostellularia (Rchb.) C.B.Clarke nom. superfl.

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1955), Index Nominum Genericorum: Card 01967 [secondary reference]

• Type: Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 284 [secondary reference]

Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pedaliaceae, Acanthaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 336-337 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 61 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 244-276 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rostellaria Nees nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Justicia sect. Rostellaria T.Anderson legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Justicia sect. Rostellularia (Rchb.) C.B.Clarke nom. superfl.

Graham, V.A.W. (1988), Delimitation and infra-generic classification of Justicia (Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin 43(4): 596 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Justicia sect. Rostellaria T.Anderson legitimate

Barker, R.M. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Acanthaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 853 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 376 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Justicia L. legitimate

Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Acanthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 609-610 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 11 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 749 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Justicia L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Justicia sect. Rostellaria T.Anderson legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Justicia sect. Rostellularia (Rchb.) C.B.Clarke nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Justicia subsect. Rostellaria V.A.W.Graham legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rostellaria Nees nom. illeg. pro parte misapplication: Justicia L. legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 549

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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