Kirk, T. (1896), Art. LII: Notes on Certain Veronicas, and descriptions of new species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 500 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Island.– Canterbury– drains and streams running into the Selwyn. In a small stream near the outlet of Lake Ellesmere: T. Kirk. Otago– Waihola Lake: D. Petrie!"

Cockayne, L.C. in Speight, R., Wall, A. & Laing, R.M. (ed.) (1927), Ecological botany of the Canterbury Plains. Natural History of Canterbury: 126 [basionym]

basionym of: Althenia bilocularis (Kirk) Cockayne legitimate

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

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 37 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Specimens from swamps near Meningie ... and Lake Bonney near Barmera ... appear to belong to L. bilocularis Kirk (1896) or an undescribed species."

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

vernacular name: Small-fruited Water-mat [n/a]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 314 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Feather-style Water-mat [n/a] common name: Small-fruit Water-mat [n/a]

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

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Monocots (Alismataceae to Najadaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 419, Fig. 542 [secondary reference]

common name: Water-mat [n/a]

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 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 157-158, Fig. 33i-k [secondary reference]

common name: Small-fruited Water-mat [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Zannichelliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 24 [secondary reference]

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

• 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, Plate 21, Fig. 25C-E [secondary reference]

common name: Small-fruit Water-mat [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia bilocularis (Kirk) Cockayne legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020: 17 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia bilocularis (Kirk) Cockayne legitimate

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