Meyer, E.H.F. (1839), Preussens Pflanzengattungen: 198 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Adoxa L., nom. cons.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1010-1011 [secondary reference]

Takhtajan, A.L. (1997), Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants: 398 [secondary reference]

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 421 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sambucaceae Batsch ex Borkh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Viburnaceae Raf. nom. cons.

Thorne, R.F. & Reveal, J.L. (2007), An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida ("Angiospermae"). Botanical Review 73(2): 124 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sambucaceae Batsch ex Borkh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Viburnaceae Raf. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Tinaceae Martinov legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Adoxeae E.Mey. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Sambucaceae Batsch ex Borkh. legitimate

• APC Comment: Sambucaceae is recognised as distinct in Qld, represented by Sambucus.
• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 63 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 15, 764, 938 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sambucaceae Batsch ex Borkh. legitimate

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 118 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. (August 2016), Report of the General Committee: 14. Taxon 65(4): 879 [secondary reference]

• Text: "... (1801) to "superconserve" Adoxaceae against Viburnaceae .... were reported without recommendation... failed to reach a super-majority, so this proposal is still being discussed."

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

taxonomic synonym of: Viburnaceae Raf. nom. cons.

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