Cunningham, A. in Field, B. (ed.) (April 1825), On the botany of the Blue Mountains. Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales: 355 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cox's and Macquarie Rivers."

Steudel, E.G. von (1840), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 1(4): 447 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (3 December 2003), A taxonomic revision of Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(3): 429 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (3 December 2003), A taxonomic revision of Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(3): 432 [basionym]

basionym of: Adriana urticoides (A.Cunn.) Guymer legitimate

Orchard, A.E. & Gross, C.L. (28 October 2009), The misapplication of the name Croton urticoides, the reinstatement of the name Adriana tomentosa, and Allan Cuningham's book herbarium at Chelsea Physic Garden. Australian Systematic Botany 22(5): 381 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Coxs and Macquarie River. Lectotype (chosen here): Croton urticoides C., Margins of Coxs & Macquarie Rivers, [A.Cunningham s.n.: label in Cunningham’s hand], K000357285! Isolectotype: Sida urticoides R.H., Cox and Macquarie Rivers, N. S. Wales, A.Cunningham No. 63, Oct. 1822 (label in Heward’s hand), K000357286!

Orchard, A.E. & Gross, C.L. (28 October 2009), The misapplication of the name Croton urticoides, the reinstatement of the name Adriana tomentosa, and Allan Cuningham's book herbarium at Chelsea Physic Garden. Australian Systematic Botany 22(5): 381 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef. legitimate

Orchard, A.E. & Gross, C.L. (28 October 2009), The misapplication of the name Croton urticoides, the reinstatement of the name Adriana tomentosa, and Allan Cuningham's book herbarium at Chelsea Physic Garden. Australian Systematic Botany 22(5): 381 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Adriana tomentosa Gaudich. legitimate by Forster, P.I. (3 December 2003), A taxonomic revision of Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(3): 429

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Adriana tomentosa Gaudich. legitimate by Forster, P.I. (3 December 2003), A taxonomic revision of Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(3): 429

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef. legitimate

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