Persoon, C.H. (September 1807), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 2(2): 586 [tax. nov.]

Müller Argoviensis, J. (1865), Euphorbiaceae: Vorläufige mittheilungen aus dem für DeCandolle's Prodromus bestimmten Manuscript über diese Familie. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 34: 187 [basionym]

basionym of: Mallotus ricinoides (Pers.) Müll.Arg. nom. illeg.

Forster, P.I. (29 December 1999), A taxonomic revision of Mallotus Lour. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 5(3): 473 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Inde [India], 1800, Lahaye (lecto [here designated]: P-JU 16578 n.v. [fiche at BRI]).

Forster, P.I. (29 December 1999), A taxonomic revision of Mallotus Lour. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 5(3): 473 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw legitimate

Sierra, S.E.C. & Welzen, P.C. van (2005), A taxonomic revision of Mallotus section Mallotus (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 50(2): 257 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw legitimate

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