Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(17): 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In graminosis herbidis ad flumina Dawson et Mackenzie."

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 278 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 17 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 30 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 67 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 937 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Tiliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 62 [secondary reference]

Halford, D.A. (6 December 2004), Notes on Tiliaceae in Australia, 4. A revision of the stellate-haired species of the genus Corchorus L. Austrobaileya 6(4): 622-623, Map 3 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: [Queensland.] Mackenzie River, [without date,] F. Mueller s.n. [lecto, here chosen: MEL [MEL220813]).

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Corchorus tomentillus B.D.Jacks. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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