Colenso, W. (1886), A description of some newly-discovered and rare indigenous plants: being a further contribution towards the making known the botany of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 18: 236 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. Sides of perpendicular wet cliffs, River Mangatawhainui, near Norsewood, County of Waipawa ; growing very closely intermixed among Aneura muscoides, Col. ;* October, 1884: W.C."

Grolle, R. (1966), Journal of Japanese Botany 41: 144 [basionym]

basionym of: Jungermannia orbiculata (Colenso) Grolle legitimate

Schuster, R.M. (2002), Austral Hepaticae, Part II. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 119: 380 [basionym]

basionym of: Solenostoma orbiculatum (Colenso) R.M.Schust. legitimate

McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 100 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Solenostoma orbiculatum (Colenso) R.M.Schust. legitimate

CHAH (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Gymnomitrium orbiculatum Colenso orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Solenostoma orbiculatum (Colenso) R.M.Schust. legitimate

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