Warnstorf, C.(F.E.) (1890), Beiträge zur Kenntniss exotischer Sphagna. Hedwigia 29: 184 [comb. nov.]

Seppelt, R.D. (2000), The Sphagnopsida (Sphagnaceae; Ambuchananiaceae) in Australia. Hikobia 13: 178 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

Seppelt, R.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Sphagnaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 102 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

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