Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus: 16 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Tanna et Amicorum insulae".

Seemann, B.C. (1866), Flora Vitiensis 4: 132 [basionym]

basionym of: Canthium odoratum (G.Forst.) Seem. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(80): 185 [basionym]

basionym of: Plectronia odorata (G.Forst.) F.Muell. legitimate

Smith, A.C. & Darwin, S.P. in Smith, A.C. (1988), Flora Vitiensis Nova 4: 232 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "J.R. & G.Forster (BM LECTOTYPE here designated), collected during Cook's second voyage on Tanna, New Hebrides,.

Smith, A.C. & Darwin, S.P. in Smith, A.C. (1988), Flora Vitiensis Nova 4: 230 [basionym]

basionym of: Psydrax odorata (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin legitimate

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 308 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Canthium odoratum (G.Forst.) Seem. legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 437 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Canthium odoratum (G.Forst.) Seem. legitimate

Reynolds, S.T. & Henderson, R.J.F. (6 December 2004), Vanguerieae A.Rich. ex Dum. (Rubiaceae) in Australia, 3. Psydrax Gaertn. Austrobaileya 6(4): 833 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Psydrax odorata (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Psydrax odorata (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Psydrax odorata (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin legitimate

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