Blume, C.(K.)L. von in Van Houtte, L.B. (ed.) (1851), Notice sur quelques Barringtoniees de l'Archipel des Indes. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe, journal general d'horticulture 7: 23 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Moluccis."

Ridley, H.N. (1906), The botany of Christmas Island. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 45: 192-193 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1002 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. legitimate

Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Lecythidaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 156 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. legitimate by Ridley, H.N. (1906), The botany of Christmas Island. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 45: 192-193

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