Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 285 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Cape York and Endeavour river, W. Hill, N.E. coast, A. Cunningham."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 59 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 208 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Pudginjacker
• Vernacular: E-sie
• Vernacular: Murl-kue-kee

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 266 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 251 [secondary reference]

Hartley, T.G. & Perry, L.M. (26 April 1973), A provisional key and enumeration of species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from Papuasia. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 54(2): 189 [basionym]

basionym of: Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M. (1983), A revision of Syzygium and allied genera (Myrtaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 9: 125 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "W. Hill 41, Endeavour River (K lectotype)"

Hyland, B.P.M. (1983), A revision of Syzygium and allied genera (Myrtaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 9: 125 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 278 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry legitimate

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 179 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 368 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry legitimate

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