Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 293 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 515 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Nord-Australien: Carpentaria Islands (R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802–05 No. 5648"

doubtful taxonomic synonym: Smilax elliptica R.Br. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Smilax australis R.Br. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 228 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 58 [secondary reference]

doubtful taxonomic synonym: Smilax elliptica R.Br. legitimate

Conran, J.G. & Clifford, H.T. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Smilacaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 184 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Smilax australis R.Br. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 75 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Smilacaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 40 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Smilax australis R.Br. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 527 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Smilax australis R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Smilax australis R.Br. legitimate

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