Blume, C.(K.)L. von (1826), Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 12: 580 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in fruticetis montosis."

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 5: 1426 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 476 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Securinega obovata (Willd.) Müll.Arg. legitimate

• Vernacular: Tharginyah
• Vernacular: Arrimby
• Vernacular: Koy-ka
• Vernacular: Eramba

Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 878 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Flueggea virosa (Willd.) Voigt legitimate

Airy Shaw, H.K. (1976), New or noteworthy Euphorbiaceae. Kew Bulletin 31(2): 353 [secondary reference]

Chapman, A.D. (1991), Australian Plant Name Index: 1364 [secondary reference]

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

misapplied to: Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides (F.Muell.) G.L.Webster legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 5: 1426

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides (F.Muell.) G.L.Webster legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 5: 1426

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