Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1792), Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique 1, 2(1): 416 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ex ins. Franciae."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 390 [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]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1097 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Tournefortia orientalis R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tournefortia acclinis F.Muell. legitimate

Johnston, I.M. (1951), Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 32: 115-116 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 270 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 302 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 2139 [secondary reference]

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): 380 [basionym]

basionym of: Heliotropium sarmentosum (Lam.) Craven legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Heliotropium sarmentosum (Lam.) Craven legitimate

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