Bailey, F.M. (1890), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora Suppl. 3: 46 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Harvey's Creek. – Bellenden-Ker Expedition."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 306, Fig. 288 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1064 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 76, Code 503 [secondary reference]

Nooteboom, H.P. (1975), Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World - New Caledonia excepted. Leiden Botanical Series 1: 262-263 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Bailey, Bellenden Kerr Expedition s.n. (BRI, isotypes in BM, K, MEL), Queensland, Cook Distr., Harvey's Creek."

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 76, 127, 146, Code 503 [secondary reference]

Nooteboom, H.P. (26 February 1982), A revision of the Australian species of Symplocos (Symplocaceae). Brunonia 4(2): 313-314, Fig. 4 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 20, 40, 247, pl. 185(e), Code 503 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 102, 133, 186, Code 503 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 537, Code 503 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 266-267, Fig. 554 [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: 313 [secondary reference]

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: 89 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 538 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (1 December 2011), A taxonomic revision of Symplocos Jacq. (Symplocaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 8(3): 245-246, Map 15 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Symplocos paucistamineus F.M.Bailey orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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