Jaeger, A. & Sauerbeck, F.W. (1878), Adumbratio flore muscorum totius orbis terrarum. Part 8. Bericht über die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft 1876-1877: 446 (Ad. 2: 512) [basionym]

basionym of: Plagiothecium howeanum A.Jaeger ex A.Jaeger nom. inval., nom. nud.

Kindberg, N.C. (1888), Enumeratio Bryinearum Exoticarum: 29 [basionym]

basionym of: Plagiothecium howei Kindb. nom. inval., nom. nud.

Paris, J.E.G.N. (1896), Index Bryologicus sive enumeration muscorum hucusque cognitorum adjunctis synonyma distributioneque geographica locupletissimis: 647 [comb. nov.]

Klazenga, N. (2015), AusMoss: Catalogue of Australian mosses, v. 2015-11-16: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ectropothecium leucochlorum (Hampe) Broth. legitimate

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