Reynolds, S.T. in George, A.S. (ed.) (25 December 1985), Appendix: Sapindaceae. Flora of Australia 25: 200 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "near O'Reillys Guest House, Lamington National Park, Qld, 28°13′S, 153°10′E, 14 April 1970, L.J.Webb & J.G.Tracey 13205; holo: BRI."

• Etymology: "The specific epithet, from the Latin australis (southern), refers to the geographical range relative to other closely related species of the genus."

Reynolds, S.T. in George, A.S. (ed.) (25 December 1985), Sapindaceae. Flora of Australia 25: 100, Map 130 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 368 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Red Pear-fruit [n/a] common name: Shiny Brush Apple [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Sapindaceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 300, pl. 21 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Mischocarpus sundaicus Blume legitimate by Blume, C.(K.)L. von (1825), Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 5: 238

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 276 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Pear-fruit [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Sapindaceae (excl. Dodonaea). Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 352 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Mischocarpus sundaicus Blume legitimate by Reynolds, S.T. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Sapindaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 520

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

pro parte misapplication: Mischocarpus sundaicus Blume legitimate by Ham, R.W.J.M. van der (1977), A revision of Mischocarpus (Sapindaceae). Blumea 23(2): 281-285 misapplication: Mischocarpus sundaicus Blume legitimate by Reynolds, S.T. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Sapindaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 520

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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