Miquel, F.A.W. (1869), Observationes de Zingiberaceis. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 4(4): 101 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Tapeinochilos pungens (Teysm. & Binnen.) Miq.

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1978) No. 1360).

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 267 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 114 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 542 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1183 [secondary reference]

Smith, R.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Costaceae. Flora of Australia 45: 36-37 [secondary reference]

Larsen, K. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Costaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 131 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 566 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Tapeinocheilos Miq. orth. var. orthographic variant: Tapeinochilus K.Schum. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 841 [secondary reference]

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