Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 413 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Deeringia celosioides R.Br. (nom. illeg.)

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 29 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lagrezia Moq. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Celosia L. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Lestibudesia Thouars legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 78 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 397 [secondary reference]

Backer, C.A. (December 1949), Amaranthaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2): 70-73 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 167 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 63 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Amaranthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 131-132, 138 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 253-254 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 103 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cladostachys D.Don legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 113 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Amaranthaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 109 [secondary reference]

Townsend, C.C. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Amaranthaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 79 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 253 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 14 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Lestibudesia Thouars legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cladostachys D.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lagrezia Moq. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, ChI, Qld, NSW

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 259 [secondary reference]

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