Brown, R. in Bennett, J.J., Brown, R. & Horsfield, T. (1838), Plantae Javanicae Rariores 1: 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Polytoca bracteata R.Br.

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1849 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 616 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chionachne R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Polytocha F.M.Bailey orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Chionachne R.Br. legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (2017), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 4: 743 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chionachne R.Br. legitimate

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