Ventenat, E.P. (1804), Jardin de la Malmaison 2(12): 67, t. 67 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Elle provient de graines rapportées de la Nouvelle Hollande (Hamelin)"

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 525 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 105 [secondary reference]

Backer, C.A. (December 1951), Pedaliaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(3): 218-219 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Josephinia grandiflora R.Br. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 151 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 309 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 80 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 394 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Josephinia grandiflora R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 146 [basionym]

basionym of: Sesamum imperatrice (Vent.) Byng & Christenh. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sesamum imperatrice (Vent.) Byng & Christenh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Josephinia grandiflora R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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