Heine, H. (1976), Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie 7: 109 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Tournefortia argentea L.f. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Boraginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 357 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Tournefortia argentea L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Messerschmidia argentea (L.f.) I.M.Johnst. legitimate

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Boraginaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 359-360, Figs 4, 6, 52 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Tournefortia argentea L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Messerschmidia argentea (L.f.) I.M.Johnst. legitimate common name: Kayu Sirch [n/a] common name: Octopus 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]

Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 22 [secondary reference]

common name: Octopus Bush [n/a]

• Vernacular: Kayu Sireh

Pike, G.D. & Leach, G.J. (1997), Handbook of the vascular plants of Ashmore and Cartier Islands: 28-30 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Messerschmidia argentea (L.f.) I.M.Johnst. legitimate common name: Octopus bush [n/a]

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: 58 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 62 [secondary reference]

common name: Octopus Bush [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3187 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 93 [secondary reference]

common name: Octopus Bush [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Heliotropium foertherianum Diane & Hilger legitimate

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Messerschmidia argentea (L.f.) I.M.Johnst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2019), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Tournefortia argentea L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Messerschmidia argentea (L.f.) I.M.Johnst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Messersmidia argentea Specht orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Heliotropium foertherianum Diane & Hilger legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tournefortia arborea Blanco legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco) Mabb. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, CoI, ChI, AR, NT, Qld, CSI

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