Apocynaceae Juss.
Wrightia saligna (R.Br.) F.Muell. ex Benth. , legitimate, scientific
Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 316 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Balfouria saligna R.Br. legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 93 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 325 [secondary reference]
common name: Milk-bush [n/a]
Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1082-1083 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Balfouria saligna R.Br. legitimate
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: 282 [secondary reference]
Ngan, Phung Trung (1965), A revision of the genus Wrightia (Apocynaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 52: 164-166 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Balfouria saligna R.Br. legitimate
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 254 BHL [secondary reference]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 141 [secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 7 [secondary reference]
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Apocynaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 706, Fig. 217G [secondary reference]
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: 301 [secondary reference]
Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Apocynaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 193, Fig. 99I-J, Map 227 APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Balfouria saligna R.Br. legitimate common name: Coolaroo [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld
Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 60 [secondary reference]
common name: Yellow Wax Flower [n/a]
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: 56 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3024 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 57 [secondary reference]
common name: Coolaroo [n/a]