Harvey, W.H. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1855), Characters of some new genera of plants recently discovered by Mr. James Drummond in Western Australia. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 7: 52 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Northern Districts."

• Comment: Although a separate description is not given for the species the name is validly published by provision of a full description for the genus, which was then monotypic (descriptio generico-specifica; ICN Art. 38.5 (Shenzhen Code, 2018)).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(7): 162 [basionym]

basionym of: Hemistemma lineare (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 22 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hibbertia spicata F.Muell. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. (24 October 1984), Taxonomic notes on some Western Australian species of Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae). Nuytsia 5(1): 34 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hibbertia spicata F.Muell. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Hibbertia spicata F.Muell. legitimate

Thiele, K.R. (10 December 2019), The Hibbertia polystachya–H. spicata (Dilleniaceae) species group in Western Australia. Nuytsia 30: 302 [secondary reference]

• Type: " ‘Northern Districts.’ (syn: TCD 9690 image!, MEL 666664!)."

Thiele, K.R. (10 December 2019), The Hibbertia polystachya–H. spicata (Dilleniaceae) species group in Western Australia. Nuytsia 30: 302 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Hibbertia prolata K.R.Thiele legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hibbertia prolata K.R.Thiele legitimate

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