Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1839), Edwards's Botanical Register 25: subt. 28 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Swan River Colony"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(49): 230 [basionym]

basionym of: Ptilotus manglesii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 97 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus manglesii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus manglesii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate

Hammer, T.A. (12 June 2020), Taxonomic evaluation of Ptilotus manglesii (Amaranthaceae) and recognition of P. davisii for two phrase names in south-west Western Australia. Swainsona 33: 107 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Type citation: “Swan River”. Syntype: Western Australia, Toward 46 (CGE?, n.v.), fide Benl (unpubl.)."

Hammer, T.A. (12 June 2020), Taxonomic evaluation of Ptilotus manglesii (Amaranthaceae) and recognition of P. davisii for two phrase names in south-west Western Australia. Swainsona 33: 107 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus manglesii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate

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