Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1825), Leguminosae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 334 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Hedysarum polycarpon Poir. legitimate

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xliii [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 235 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 40 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 120 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 140 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 769 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Hedysarum polycarpon Poir. legitimate

Ohashi, H. (15 February 1973), The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana, contributions to the flora of Asia and the Pacific Region 1: 215 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum Meeuwen legitimate

Ohashi, H. (15 February 1973), The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana, contributions to the flora of Asia and the Pacific Region 1: 210 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 310 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum Meeuwen legitimate

Pedley, L. (25 January 1999), Desmodium Desv. (Fabaceae) and related genera in Australia: a taxonomic revision. Austrobaileya 5(2): 244 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. legitimate

Ohashi, H. (2004), Taxonomy and distribution of Desmodium and related genera (Leguminosae) in Malesia (I). Journal of Japanese Botany 79(2): 125 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum Meeuwen legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Desmodium polycarpum DC. orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. legitimate

Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. (2018), Grona, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany 93(2): 112 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi legitimate

Ho, B.C., Yeo, R.S.W. & Chen, L.M.J. (2021), A review of Desmodium s.l. (Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae) in Singapore and nomenclature updates in the Malay Peninsula. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 73(1): 59 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Desmodium polycarpum DC. orth. var.

Ho, B.C., Yeo, R.S.W. & Chen, L.M.J. (2021), A review of Desmodium s.l. (Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae) in Singapore and nomenclature updates in the Malay Peninsula. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 73(1): 59 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grona heterocarpos var. strigosa (Meeuwen) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grona heterocarpos var. strigosa (Meeuwen) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi legitimate

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