Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 331 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Mount Elliott, Fitzalan; Elliott river, Bowman."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 93 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 326 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1085 [basionym]

basionym of: Cynanchum leptolepis (Benth.) Domin legitimate

Forster, P.I. (27 September 1991), A taxonomic revision of Cynanchum L. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 3(3): 456 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Queensland. SOUTH KENNEDY DISTRICT: Elliot River, Bowman 337 (lecto (here designated): K, photo at BRI; isolecto: BRI(AQ 333127), MEL(MEL 113314)); lectopara: Queensland. SOUTH KENNEDY DISTRICT: Mount Elliot, Fitzalan (BRI(AQ 333129), MEL(MEL 113313))"

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 225 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cynanchum leptolepis (Benth.) Domin legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 38 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cynanchum leptolepis (Benth.) Domin legitimate

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