Gardner, C.A. (1923), Botanical notes : Kimberley Division of Western Australia. Bulletin (Western Australian Forests Department) 32: 91 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Rocky elevations near Vansittart Bay, in sandy soil, among quartzite rocks. Fl. July–August; also near Mount Agnes, Prince Regent, and Moran Rivers, in similar situations."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 152 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 223 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypoestes floribunda var. suaveolens (C.A.Gardner) R.M.Barker legitimate

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 13 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hypoestes floribunda R.Br. legitimate

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