Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (25 November 1847), Acanthaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 11: 143 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Ruellia bracteata R.Br. legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 546 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ruellia bracteata R.Br. legitimate

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

nomenclatural 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: 93-95 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ruellia bracteata R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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]

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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