Lauterbach, C.A.G. (1910), Lecythidaceae. Nova Guinea 8(1): 313 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Niederl. Neu-Guinea an der Sudkuste bei Okaba (Branderhorst n. 125, bl. u. fr. 5. Oct. 1907)"
• Type: Branderhorst 125, New Guinea, south coast near Okalba (BO, isotype)

Schwarz, O.K.A. (28 December 1927), Plantae novae vel minus cognitae Australiae tropicae. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 24(4-13): 90 [basionym]

basionym of: Eugenia jambosoides (Lauterb.) O.Schwarz legitimate

Merrill, E.D. & Perry, L.M. (1942), Plantae Papuanae Archboldianae, IX. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 23(2): 262 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Syzygium jambosoides (Lauterb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry legitimate

Hartley, T.G. & Perry, L.M. (26 April 1973), A provisional key and enumeration of species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from Papuasia. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 54(2): 189 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M. (1983), A revision of Syzygium and allied genera (Myrtaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 9: 125 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry legitimate

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