Loureiro, J. de (1790), Flora Cochinchinensis Edn. 1, 1: 329, 351 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 52-53 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 3 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 5 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 25 [secondary reference]

Merrill, E.D. (1935), A commentary on Loureiro's Flora Cochinchinensis. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, n. ser 24(2): 161 [secondary reference]

• Type: Melodorum arboretum Lour.

Ueda, K. (March 1986), Comments on the Uncertain Application of Melodorum Lour. (Annonaceae). Taxon 35(2): 347-349 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 366 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rauwenhoffia Scheff. legitimate

Kessler, P.J.A. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Annonaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 119-120 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 24 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Rauwenhoffia Scheff. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld, NSW

Jessup, L.W. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Annonaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 24-25 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rauwenhoffia Scheff. legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 537, 729 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rauwenhoffia Scheff. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Uvaria L. legitimate

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