Mueller, F.J.H. von (1883), Diagnoses of a new genus and species of Verbenaceae from Arnheim Land. Preprint to Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia: 34 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Arnhem's Land, North Australia, along the route from Bridge Creek to McKinlay River at the Twelve-Mile, on alluvial soil (Professor Ralph Tate); near Yam Creek, (Inspector Foelsche)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 3 [secondary reference]

Moldenke, H.N. (1941), Plant Novelties. Phytologia 2(2): 54 [basionym]

basionym of: Pygmaeopremna acaulis (F.Muell.) Moldenke legitimate

Merrill, E.D. (1951), Tatea F. Mueller (Pygmaeopremna Merrill) and Premna Linnaeus. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 32: 75 [basionym]

basionym of: Premna acaulis (F.Muell.) Merr. legitimate

Moldenke, H.N. (1959), A Resume of the Verbenaceae,Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Symphoremaceae and Eriocaulaceae of the World as to Valid Taxa, Geographic Distribution and Synonymy: 54 [basionym]

basionym of: Premna subacaulis (F.Muell.) Moldenke nom. illeg.

Munir, A.A. (19 June 1984), A taxonomic revision of the genus Premna L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 7(1): 8 [secondary reference]

• Type: "R. Tate s.n., along the route from Bridge Creek to McKinley River at twelve mile, on alluvial soil, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, March 1882 (AD, K–syntypes!). Foelsche s.n., near Yam Creek, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, December 1882 (K, MEL–syntypes!)."

Munir, A.A. (19 June 1984), A taxonomic revision of the genus Premna L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 7(1): 8 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna herbacea Roxb. legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Verbenaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 790 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna herbacea Roxb. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Tatea subacaulis F.Muell. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna herbacea Roxb. legitimate

de Kok, R.P.J. (2013), The genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in the Flora Malesiana area. Kew Bulletin 68: 62 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Premna herbacea Roxb. legitimate

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