Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 452 [primary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Morinda sp. (Boonjee) [n/a]

Halford, D.A. & Ford, A.J. (23 November 2009), Two new species of Morinda L. (Rubiaceae) from north-east Queensland. Austrobaileya 8(1): 85 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Morinda retropila Halford & A.J.Ford legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Gynochthodes retropila (Halford & A.J.Ford) Razafim. & B.Bremer legitimate

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