Swartz, O. (1788), Nova Genera & Species Plantarum seu Prodromus: 144 [nom. nov.]

• Type: "Jamaica"

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1838), Naturgeschichte der Europaischen Lebermoose 3: 277 [basionym]

basionym of: Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees legitimate

Stephani, F. (1890), Hedwigia 29: 83 [basionym]

basionym of: Eulejeunea flava (Sw.) Steph. legitimate

Schuster, R.M. (1957), Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 75: 277 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees subsp. flava legitimate

McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 62 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees subsp. flava legitimate

CHAH (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees legitimate

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