Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 216 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Curriwillighie, Dalton."

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

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

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 252 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 252 [secondary reference]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Amaranthus macrocarpus var. pallida Benth. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 121 [secondary reference]

Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Amaranthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 8 [secondary reference]

Bayon, N.D. (2015), Revisión Taxonómica de las Especies Monoicas de Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae): Amaranthus subg. Amaranthus y Amaranthus subg. Albersia. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 101(2): 338 [basionym]

basionym of: Amaranthus macrocarpus subsp. pallidus (Benth.) N.Bayon legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Amaranthus macrocarpus var. pallida Benth. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Amaranthus macrocarpus subsp. pallidus (Benth.) N.Bayon legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW

Iamonico, D. & Palmer, J. (5 February 2020), Nomenclature survey of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae). 6. Names linked to the Australian flora. Australian Systematic Botany 33(2): 171 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Curriwillighi [Currawillinghi], s.d., F.C.Dalton s.n. (lecto, here designated: MEL 59713!; isolecto: K 000357414! [specimen on the right-hand side of sheet, image available at http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode = K000357414, accessed 30 October 2018])."

Iamonico, D. & Palmer, J. (5 February 2020), Nomenclature survey of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae). 6. Names linked to the Australian flora. Australian Systematic Botany 33(2): 171 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus macrocarpus Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus macrocarpus Benth. legitimate

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