Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 95 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Busbeckea nobilis Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Busbeckea arborea F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 8 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 34 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 40 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Rarum

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 686 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Busbeckea nobilis Endl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Capparis elegans Pax nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Jacobs, M. (1965), The genus Capparis (Capparaceae) from the Indus to the Pacific. Blumea 12(3): 524-525 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Capparis nobilis var. typica Domin nom. inval.

Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Capparaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 215 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 95

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 85 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 132, Fig. 41 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Busbeckea nobilis Endl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Capparis elegans Pax nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Capparis citrina Heward nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Capparis nobilis var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Capparis nobilis var. citrina (A.Cunn.) Domin legitimate common name: Devil's Guts [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 109 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Busbeckea nobilis Endl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Capparis elegans Pax nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Capparis citrina Heward nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Capparis nobilis (Endl.) F.Muell. ex Benth. var. nobilis legitimate taxonomic synonym: Capparis nobilis var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Capparis nobilis var. citrina (A.Cunn.) Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: NI

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 95

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 95

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