Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1830), Rubiaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 4: 615 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 436 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 76 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 173 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 253 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 536 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek pomam a lid: alluding to the lid of the compound fruit."

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 797 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek pomam a lid: alluding to the lid of the compound fruit."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 355 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 336 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 190 [secondary reference]

Marsden, C.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Rubiaceae (except Gardenia). Flora of Central Australia: 283 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 324 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Pomax. Flora of New South Wales 3: 490 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 635 [secondary reference]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From the Greek poma, a lid; alluding to the lid by which the fruit dehisces.

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 692 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]

common name: Pomax [n/a]

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