Miquel, F.A.W. (1862), Synopsis Ficearum in Nova Hollandia hactenus detectarum. Journal de Botanique Néerlandaise 1: 236 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Novae Hollandiae ora bor. occid.: W. BYNOE, in Herb. Hook., itineratores francogalli in Herb. Mus. Parisin. – Nova Holl. centralis in tractu montium M'Donnell: STUART."

Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Moraceae. Flora of Australia 3: 47 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ficus platypoda var. minor Benth. legitimate

Dixon, D.J. (30 August 2001), A chequered history: the taxonomy of Ficus platypoda and F. leucotricha (Moraceae: Urostigma sect. Malvanthera) unravelled. Australian Systematic Botany 14(4): 549 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq. legitimate

Berg, C.C. & E.J.H.Corner (2005), Moraceae - Ficus. Flora Malesiana Series I 17(2): 694 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq. legitimate

Wilde, B.C. & Barrett, R.L. (5 July 2021), Hiding in plain sight, Ficus desertorum (Moraceae), a new species of rock fig for Central Australia. Telopea 24: 292 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here designated). ‘Novae Holl. or. occ.’ [Western Australia: N.W. coast, B. Bynoe s.n.] (lecto: K 001050896*; isolecto: U 0066831 [U.1424548]*, U 0066820 [U.1424547]*). Residual syntype: ‘Neu. holl. cot. occid., Voyage du Capitaine Baudin’ (P 06762560*). Excluded syntype (representing Ficus desertorum): Northern Territory: Brinkleys Bluff, MacDonnell Ranges, 1861, J. McDouall Stuart s.n. (syn: MEL 0239508, 239508!, U 0141619 [U.1424550]*)."

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