Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 554 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hunter's River, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham."

Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 252 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypoestes floribunda var. distans (Benth.) Ewart & O.B.Davies legitimate

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1160 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypoestes distans (Benth.) Domin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hypoestes floribunda var. distans (Benth.) Ewart & O.B.Davies legitimate

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