Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 439 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Murchison River, Oldfield."

Rye, B.L. (25 July 1995), New and priority taxa in the genera Cryptandra and Stenanthemum (Rhamnaceae) of Western Australia. Nuytsia 10(2): 279, fig. 5K-N [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. (23 November 2007), New species and keys for Cryptandra and Stenanthemum (Rhamnaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 16(2): 368 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cryptandra multispina Rye legitimate

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