Forster, P.I. & Halford, D.A. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2007), Rubiaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2007: 176 [primary reference]

Halford, D.A. & Ford, A.J. (23 November 2009), Two new species of Morinda L. (Rubiaceae) from north-east Queensland. Austrobaileya 8(1): 85-89, Fig. 2, Map 2 [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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