Apocynaceae Juss.
Alyxia ruscifolia subsp. tropica P.I.Forst. , legitimate, scientific
Forster, P.I. (19 October 1992), A taxonomic revision of Alyxia (Apocynaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(5): 557, figs 3, 15A (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Northern Territory. Headwaters of Liverpool River (12°46′S, 133°44′E, 4.iv.1984, G.Wightman 1443 & L.Craven (holo: DNA!; iso: BRI!,CANB!,MEL!)."
Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Apocynaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 128, Map 163 [secondary reference]
Middleton, D.J. (2002), Revision of Alyxia (Apocynaceae). Part 2: Pacific Islands and Australia. Blumea 47(1): 72 [basionym]
basionym of: Alyxia tropica (P.I.Forst.) D.J.Middleton legitimate