Hernandiaceae Blume
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. , legitimate, scientific
Jacquin, N.J. von (1763), Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia 1: 282, t. 178, fig. 80 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: (not cited).
Gaertner, J. (1790), De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 2(1): 97 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn. nom. illeg.
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(79): 160 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 51 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 180 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn. nom. illeg.
Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 682, t. 23, Fig. 3 [secondary reference]
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: 230 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn. nom. illeg.
Kubitzki, K. (1969), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 89: 182-188 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gyrocarpus acuminatus Meisn. legitimate
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 235 BHL [secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 140 [secondary reference]
common name: Twirly Whirly Tree [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 112, 134, 142, Code 794 [secondary reference]
common name: Gyro Damson [n/a]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 78 [secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 41 [secondary reference]
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Hernandiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 63-64, Fig. 9B [secondary reference]
common name: Shitwood [n/a] common name: Helicopter Tree [n/a]
Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 7, 33, 117, pl. 55(b), Code 794 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 107, 120, 168, Code 794 [secondary reference]
common name: Gyro Damson [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 172, Code 794 [secondary reference]
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Stinkwood [n/a] common name: Shitwood [n/a] common name: Gyro Damson [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 68 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 228-229 [secondary reference]
common name: Gyro Damson [n/a] common name: Shitwood [n/a] common name: Stinkwood [n/a] common name: Helicopter Tree [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gyrocarpus jacquini Gaertn. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn. nom. illeg.
  • APC Comment: Infraspecific rank not recognised in the NT.
  • APC Dist.: WA, ChI, NT, Qld
Telford, I.R.H. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Hernandiaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 229 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn. nom. illeg. common name: Corkwood [n/a] common name: Twirly-whirly Tree [n/a] common name: Helicopter Tree [n/a]