Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865), Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 34: 75 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Nova Hollandia secus Victoria River, in Arnhems-Land tractus M. Adam Range (Ferd. Muell.! in hb. DC.)."

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 112 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 20 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 35 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 600 [basionym]

basionym of: Diasperus minutiflorus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 476 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 877 [basionym]

basionym of: Phyllanthus simplex var. minutiflorus (Müll.Arg.) Domin legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 431 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 108 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 31 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 398 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 231, Fig. 75 [secondary reference]

Hunter, J.T. & Bruhl, J.J. (10 March 1997), Three new species of Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae: Phyllantheae) for the Northern Territory, one new species for Western Australia, and notes on other Phyllanthus species occurring in these regions. Nuytsia 11(2): 157 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. legitimate

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 398 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phyllanthus minutiflorus F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg. var. minutiflorus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Diasperus minutiflorus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phyllanthus simplex var. minutiflorus (Müll.Arg.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phyllanthus minutiflorus var. gracillimus Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phyllanthus simplex var. gracillimus (Benth.) Domin legitimate

• APC Comment: Included in Phyllanthus virgatus in WA.
• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Barrett, R.L. & Telford, I.R.H. (3 November 2015), Two new species of Phyllanthus from northern Australia and notes on Phyllanthus, Sauropus and Synostemon (Phyllanthaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 26: 158 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phyllanthus simplex var. minutiflorus (Müll.Arg.) Domin legitimate

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 13 [secondary reference]

Verwijs, J.I.M., Bouman, R.W. & van Welzen, P.C. (25 October 2019), A taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus subgenus Macraea (Phyllanthaceae). Blumea 64: 242, Map 6 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Diasperus minutiflorus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phyllanthus simplex var. minutiflorus (Müll.Arg.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phyllanthus minutiflorus var. gracillimus Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phyllanthus simplex var. gracillimus (Benth.) Domin legitimate

Bouman, R.W., Keßler, P.J.A., Telford, I.R.H., Bruhl, J.J., Strijk, J.S., Saunders, R.M.K., Esser, H.-J., Falcón-Hidalgo, B. & van Welzen, P.C. (18 March 2022), A revised phylogenetic classification of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae). Phytotaxa 540(1): 15 [basionym]

basionym of: Cathetus minutiflorus (F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.) R.W.Bouman legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 15 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cathetus minutiflorus (F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.) R.W.Bouman legitimate

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