Vickery, J.W. (3 March 1941), Backhousia anisata: a new species of Myrtaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(3): 129 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New South Wales: Bellingen, B.B. Rickerby, 4.5.1939 (Fruit) and 26.10.1939 (Flower) Type"

Floyd, A.G. (1979), N.S.W. Rainforest trees Part III Family Myrtaceae. Forestry Commission of New South Wales Research Note Edn. 2, 28: 35-37 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 154 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 247-248 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Aniseed Tree [n/a] common name: Ringwood [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Syzygium - Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 149-150 [secondary reference]

common name: Ringwood [n/a] common name: Aniseed Tree [n/a]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Ringwood [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G., O'Brien, M.M. & Quinn, C.J. (13 July 2000), Anetholea (Myrtaceae), a new genus for Backhousia anisata: a cryptic member of the Acmena alliance. Australian Systematic Botany 13(3): 434 [basionym]

basionym of: Anetholea anisata (Vickery) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Anetholea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 169 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Anetholea anisata (Vickery) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

Craven, L.A. & Biffin, E. (2005), Anetholea anisata transferred to, and two new Australian taxa of, Syzygium (Myrtaceae). Blumea 50(1): 159 [basionym]

basionym of: Syzygium anisatum (Vickery) Craven & Biffin legitimate

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 252 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Syzygium anisatum (Vickery) Craven & Biffin legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Anetholea anisata (Vickery) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

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