Boissier, P.E. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1862), Euphorbiaceae subordo Euphorbieae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 70 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad Moreton Bay (Müll.!)."

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 410 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. subsp. tannensis legitimate

Fosberg, F.R. (15 March 1988), New & noteworthy plants from Great Barrier Reef sand cays, Australia. Brittonia 40(1): 59 [secondary reference]

• Reference Note: under Euphorbia tannensis Sprengel

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. subsp. tannensis legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. subsp. tannensis legitimate

Forster, P.I. & Halford, D.A. (18 December 2017), Typifications in Australian Euphorbiaceae, Phyllanthaceae and Picrodendraceae. Austrobaileya 10(1): 165-166 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "[Queensland. MORETON DISTRICT:] islands of Moreton Bay, August 1855, F.Mueller (lecto [here designated]: K 001080206 image seen [and K 001040200 image seen]; isolecto: MEL 503407 image seen)."

Forster, P.I. & Halford, D.A. (18 December 2017), Typifications in Australian Euphorbiaceae, Phyllanthaceae and Picrodendraceae. Austrobaileya 10(1): 165 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. subsp. tannensis legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. subsp. tannensis legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. subsp. tannensis legitimate

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