Aiton, W. (1789), Hortus Kewensis 2: 179 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. Introduced 1774."

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 219 [secondary reference]

Brown, N.E. (1928), Gardeners' Chronicle. London. Series 3 84: 254 [basionym]

basionym of: Psilocaulon caducum (Aiton) N.E.Br. legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 337 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Psilocaulon caducum (Aiton) N.E.Br. legitimate

Prescott, A. & Venning, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Aizoaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 23 [secondary reference]

Prescott, A. & Venning, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Aizoaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 23 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 219

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