Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2(12): 26-27 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In silvis ad fluvia Hastings et McLeay River. Dr. Herm. Beckler."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Additamenta, index. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2: 171 [secondary reference]

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

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

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 202 [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: 40-41 [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: 249 (fig.) -250 [secondary reference]

common name: Curracabark [n/a] common name: Boomerang Tree [n/a] common name: Ironwood [n/a] common name: Shatterwood [n/a]

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

common name: Shatterwood [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: Boomerang Tree [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: Shatterwood [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 342 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Backhousia kingii Guymer legitimate

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

common name: Curracabark [n/a] common name: Boomerang Tree [n/a] common name: Ironwood [n/a] common name: Shatterwood [n/a]

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

common name: Shatterwood [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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