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

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

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

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

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Opercularia aspera Gaertn. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Opercularia aspera Gaertn. legitimate

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