Hooker, W.J. & Harvey, W.H. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1845), Botanical Magazine: t. 4133 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "was found by Mr. James Backhouse in the Illawara district of New South Wales."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 269, 270 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Backhousia riparia Hook. legitimate

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (May 1888), Supplement to the enumeration of Victorian plants, comprising the species added since Part II. of the key to the system of our native vegetation was published, with addition of a few species inadvertently before omitted. The Victorian Naturalist 5(1): 14 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 6 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 132 [secondary reference]

common name: Scrub Myrtle [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 202 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 172 [secondary reference]

common name: Scrub Myrtle [n/a]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 235-237, Pl. CXVII [secondary reference]

common name: Grey Myrtle [n/a]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1027 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Backhousia riparia Hook. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 261 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1979), N.S.W. Rainforest trees Part III Family Myrtaceae. Forestry Commission of New South Wales Research Note Edn. 2, 28: 38-39 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 24 [secondary reference]

common name: Carrol [n/a]

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

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 203, Fig. 31B [secondary reference]

common name: Grey Myrtle [n/a] common name: Carrol [n/a]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 248-249 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Carrol [n/a] common name: Neverbreak [n/a] common name: Ironwood [n/a] common name: Grey Myrtle [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Syzygium - Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 149, pl. 11 [secondary reference]

common name: Ironwood [n/a] common name: Grey Myrtle [n/a]

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

common name: Ironwood [n/a] common name: Neverbreak [n/a] common name: Carrol Ironwood [n/a] common name: Carrol [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Backhousia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 173 [secondary reference]

common name: Ironwood [n/a] common name: Grey Myrtle [n/a]

Kodela, P.G. (13 November 2006), Pollen morphology of some rainforest taxa occurring in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Telopea 11(3): 361, 382, Fig. 8d [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 239 (fig.)-240 [secondary reference]

common name: Carrol [n/a] common name: Neverbreak [n/a] common name: Grey Myrtle [n/a] common name: Ironwood [n/a]

Taplin, R.L. & Symon, D.E. (29 September 2008), Remnant horticultural plants at the site of the former Newman's Nursery, 1854-1932. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 22: 82 [secondary reference]

common name: Scrub Myrtle [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acmena kingii G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eugenia riparia Hook. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Backhousia riparia Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Backhousia australis G.Benn. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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

taxonomic synonym: Backhousia riparia Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Backhousia australis G.Benn. legitimate common name: Ironwood [n/a] common name: Grey Myrtle [n/a]

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