Gaertner, J. (December 1788), De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 1: 112, t. 24, Fig. 4 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ex herbario Banksiano, Habitat in Neo-Selandia."

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): 511 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 434 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Opercularia paleata Young legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia ocimifolia A.Juss. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 75 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 173 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 253 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 355 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 190 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 324-325, Fig. 46F [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Allen, W.K. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Opercularia. Flora of New South Wales 3: 491 [secondary reference]

common name: Corse Stinkweed [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 634, Fig. 123g [secondary reference]

common name: Coarse Stinkweed [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Opercularia aspera Gaertn. var. aspera legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia aspera var. ligustrifolia (Juss.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia aspera var. hyssopifolia (Juss.) Benth. legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Coarse Stinkweed [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Opercularia aspera Gaertn. var. aspera legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia ligustrifolia Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia hyssopifolia Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia aspera var. ligustrifolia (Juss.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia aspera var. hyssopifolia (Juss.) Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

Markey, A. (17 May 2018), By their fruit you will recognise them: species notes and typifications in Western Australian species of Opercularia (Rubiaceae: Anthosperminae). Nuytsia 29: 136-137 [secondary reference]

• Type: " ‘Ex herbario Banksiano, Habitat in Neo-Selandia’. (syn: MEL 2268202!, MEL 2268203!, MEL 2268204!, P 03980241 image!, P 03980244 image!, P 03981519 image!, BM 001040395 image!)."

taxonomic synonym: Opercularia rubioides Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia ligustrifolia Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia hyssopifolia Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia aspera var. ligustrifolia (Juss.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opercularia aspera var. hyssopifolia (Juss.) Benth. legitimate

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