Hemsley, W.B. in Hooker, J.D. (ed.) (1904), Botanical Magazine: t. 7983 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Kew is indebted to Mr. G.F. Berthoud, of Waroona, near Drakesbrook, W. Australia, for dried specimens and seeds of this handsome plant, which he labelled:– "Native of North-western Districts." There are also herbarium specimens collected in open plains at Menzies, about a hundred miles north of Coolgardie, in about 29° 30′S lat. and 121°E. long., by Cecil Andrews."

Ewart, A.J., Rees, B. & Wood, B. (1910), Contributions to the Flora of Australia, No. 14. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 23(1): 59 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Helipterum roseum var. album Ewart, B.Rees & B.Wood nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 730 [secondary reference]

Lapinpuro, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Helichrysum, Helipterum. Flora of Central Australia: 406-407 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 167 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 1. Nuytsia 8(3): 388 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "North-western Districts of Western Australia, 26.x.1903, G.F.Berthoud (lecto: K; isolecto: MEL 110704).",

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 1. Nuytsia 8(3): 388 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. splendida (Hemsl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. splendida (Hemsl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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