Mueller, F.J.H. von & Tate, R. (1888), Definitions of two new Australian plants. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 10: 81 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "On sand-ridges at Ral-ral on the River Murray, 30 miles from the Victorian border; also at Crystal Brook; Mr. Samuel Dixon."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (May 1888), Supplement to the enumeration of Victorian plants, comprising the species added since Part II. of the key to the system of our native vegetation was published, with addition of a few species inadvertently before omitted. The Victorian Naturalist 5(1): 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 4 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 503 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 479 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 721 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 266 [secondary reference]

Haegi, L.A.R. (21 August 1981), A conspectus of Solanaceae Tribe Anthocerideae. Telopea 2(2): 178 [basionym]

basionym of: Grammosolen dixonii (F.Muell. & Tate) Haegi legitimate

Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 29: 29 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grammosolen dixonii (F.Muell. & Tate) Haegi legitimate

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 123 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grammosolen dixonii (F.Muell. & Tate) Haegi legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Grammosolen dixonii (F.Muell. & Tate) Haegi legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Newcastlia dixoni F.Muell. & Tate orth. var.

Haegi, L. (31 January 2020), Grammosolen (Solanaceae - Anthocercideae) revisited. Swainsona 33: 15 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Type citation: “On sand ridges at Ral-Ral on the River Murray, 30 miles [c. 48 km] from the Victorian border; also at Crystal Brook; Mr Samuel Dixon.” Lectotype (here designated): Ral Ral, S.A., S. Dixon s.n. (MEL41019). Isolectotypes: AD97221081A, BM629250. Remaining syntype: Crystal Brook, S.A., S. Dixon s.n. (AD97221081B)."

orthographic variant: Newcastlia dixoni F.Muell. & Tate orth. var.

• Etymology: "Named for Samuel Dixon, an Adelaide geologist and naturalist who had a special interest in fodder plants and collected the type material in the 1880’s (see Sharr 1978)."

Haegi, L. (31 January 2020), Grammosolen (Solanaceae - Anthocercideae) revisited. Swainsona 33: 15 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grammosolen dixonii (F.Muell. & Tate) Haegi legitimate

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