Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 282 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cathartocarpus brewsteri F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 42 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 97 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 151 [secondary reference]

Wit, H.C.D. de (1955), The Genus Cassia in Malaysia. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 11: 290 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cathartocarpus brewsteri F.Muell. legitimate

Symon, D.E. (December 1966), A revision of the genus Cassia L. Caesalpiniaceae in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 90: 80-81 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cathartocarpus brewsteri F.Muell. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 62 [secondary reference]

common name: Leichhardt Bean [n/a]

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Caesalpiniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 389, 396, Fig. 63C [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cathartocarpus brewsteri F.Muell. legitimate common name: Leichhardt Bean [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 60 [secondary reference]

common name: Brewster's Cassia [n/a] common name: Golden Shower Tree [n/a] common name: Leichhardt Bean [n/a]

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

common name: Leichhardt Bean [n/a] common name: Cigar Cassia [n/a] common name: Brewsters Cassia [n/a] common name: Bean Tree [n/a]

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: 302 [secondary reference]

Randell, B.R. & Barlow, B.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Cassia. Flora of Australia 12: 79, Figs 30, 46, 47 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cathartocarpus brewsteri F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cathartocarpus brewsteri F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) Benth. var. brewsteri legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) Benth. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Comment: Two subspecies of C. brewsteri were recognised in Flora of Australia, but current views favour recognising C. marksiana as a distinct species.
• APC Dist.: Qld

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