Harvey, W.H. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1855), Characters of some new genera of plants recently discovered by Mr. James Drummond in Western Australia. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 7: 58 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Common in the Colonial rivers."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 121 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 527 [basionym]

basionym of: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell. legitimate

Ascherson, P.F.A. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (22 February 1889), Potamogetonaceae. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien II, 1(26): 214 [basionym]

basionym of: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch. isonym

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 7 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 229 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Lepilaena preissii (Lehm.) F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 47 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 47 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch. isonym

Thompson, J. (1961), Zannichelliaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 11: 72 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch. isonym

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 69 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Austral Water-mat [n/a]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 312 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell. legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 41, Fig. 5a-d [secondary reference]

common name: Austral Water-mat [n/a] common name: Australian Water-mat [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 60 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 28 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Zannichelliaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 30-31 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 158, Fig. 33e-h [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch. isonym common name: Austral Water-mat [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Zannichelliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 22 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch. isonym

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

nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch. isonym

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Zannichelliaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 107, Fig. 25H-I [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch. isonym common name: Austral Water-mat [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell. legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 11 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) F.Muell. legitimate

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