Baillon, H.E. (1866), Euphorbiacees Australiennes. Adansonia 6: 315 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "F. Mueller, Moreton Bay. – Beckler, Richmond River; Clarence River – Dallachy, n. 4. (1865), Rockhampton (salt water creeks) (herb. F.Muell.!)."

Airy Shaw, H.K. (26 May 1980), New or noteworthy Australian Euphorbiaceae - II. Muelleria 4(3): 232 [basionym]

basionym of: Mallotus claoxyloides var. cordatus (Baill.) Airy Shaw legitimate

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 651 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Mallotus claoxyloides var. cordatus (Baill.) Airy Shaw legitimate

Forster, P.I. (29 December 1999), A taxonomic revision of Mallotus Lour. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 5(3): 460 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "New South Wales. Richmond River [Beckler] [MEL 515956] (lecto [here designated]: MEL)."

Forster, P.I. (29 December 1999), A taxonomic revision of Mallotus Lour. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 5(3): 460 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus claoxyloides (F.Muell.) Müll.Arg. legitimate

Sierra, S.E.C., Aparicio, M., Gebraad, M.J.H., Kulju, K.K.M. & Welzen, P.C. van (2007), The morphological range in Mallotus (Euphorbiaceae) and a taxonomic revision of its section Rottleropsis (including Axenfeldia) in Malesia, Thailand and Africa. Blumea 52: 53 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus claoxyloides (F.Muell.) Müll.Arg. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus ficifolius (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. legitimate

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