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- ↑ "Styphelia R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC world dictionary of plant names : common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 225. ISBN 0849326737.
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- ↑ "Astroloma pinifolium". Australian Native Plant Society (Australia). Retrieved 21 January 2015.