Chrysymenia coccinea Harvey, 1844c: 448 (type locality: Georgetown, Tasmania).
Rhabdonia coccinea (Harvey) Harvey in J. Hooker & Harvey, 1847: 408.—Harvey, 1863: xl.— Lucas & Perrin, 1947: 171, fig. 42.— V. May, 1965: 390.— Min-Thein & Womersley, 1976: 39–43.— Womersley, 1994: 345–347.
Taxonomic synonym:
* Rhabdonia dendroides Harvey, 1860b: pl. CLII (lectotype locality: Garden Island, Western Australia fide Kylin, 1932: 36).—J. Agardh, 1876: 591–592.— De Toni, 1897: 358–359.— Kylin, 1932: 36.— Lucas & Perrin, 1947: 172.— V. May, 1965: 390.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Australia.
Note: The synonymy was proposed by Min-Thein & Womersley (1976: 39–43).