Lander, N.S. & Johnson, L.A.S. (12 June 1973), A new Australian species of Maytenus. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 373 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Nepean River, Douglas Park, 6 miles (10 km) E. of Picton, New South Wales, E.F. Constable 6222, 13.10.1965 (NSW). ISOTYPES to be distributed to A, BRI and MEL."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 100 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Celastraceae. Flora of Australia 22: 161, Fig. 41D, Map 197 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Celastraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 35, Fig. 4E [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 202 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 93-94 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Orange Bark [n/a] common name: Orange Bush [n/a] common name: Narrow leaved Orangebark [n/a]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Celastraceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 37, pl.3 [secondary reference]

common name: Narrow-Leafed Orangebark [n/a]

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

common name: Orange Bush [n/a] common name: Orange Bark [n/a] common name: Narrow leaved Orangebark [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Celastraceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 44 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 103 (fig.)-104 [secondary reference]

common name: Narrow-leaved Orangebark [n/a] common name: Orange Bark [n/a] common name: Orange Bush [n/a]

McKenna, M.J., Simmons, M.P., Bacon, C.D. & Lombardi, J.A. (2011), Delimitation of the segregate genera of Maytenus s.l. (Celastraceae) based on morphological and molecular characters. Systematic Botany 36(4): 929 [basionym]

basionym of: Denhamia silvestris (Lander & L.A.S.Johnson) M.P.Simmons legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Maytenus sylvestris K.A.W.Williams orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Denhamia silvestris (Lander & L.A.S.Johnson) M.P.Simmons legitimate

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