Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Enumeration of plants collected by A.C. Gregory, Esq., along and near Cooper's River and its tributaries, in sub-central Australia: 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cooper's River, A.C. Gregory. Also on the plains along the Dawson and Burdekin Rivers and their tributaries – Ferd. Mueller."

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1157 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ruellia bracteata R.Br. legitimate

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 82-93 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Anon. (Mueller) s.n., s. dat. Burdekin River (MEL 601752), Isolectotype: K."

taxonomic synonym: Ruellia primulacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ruellia corynotheca F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dipteracanthus sessiliflorus Bremek. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dipteracanthus primulaceus Bremek. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Dipteracanthus corynothecus var. grandiflorus Bremek. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Dipteracanthus corynothecus Bremek. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Dipteracanthus corynothecus (F.Muell. ex Benth.) W.R.Barker legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 4 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 13 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ruellia primulacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dipteracanthus corynothecus Bremek. nom. inval.

Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Acanthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 605 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 300 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 9 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Dipteracanthus sessiliflorus Bremek. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Justicia kempeana F.Muell. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (August 1880), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 11(92): 101 misapplication: Ruellia bracteata R.Br. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(43): 91

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Acanthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 5 [secondary reference]

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