Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 140 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 68 [secondary reference]

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 497 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 100 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 346 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Wilson, Percy (14 January 1925), Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 6(1): 131 [secondary reference]

• Type: Tournefortia hirsutissima L.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 919 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. & Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Boraginaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 783 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Boraginaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 359 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Argusia Boehm. legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 94 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. (2005), Malesian and Australian Tournefortia transferred to Heliotropium and notes on delimitation of Boraginaceae. Blumea 50(2): 378 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Heliotropium L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Heliotropium L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2019), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Heliotropium L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Heliotropium L. legitimate

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