Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(18): 37 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad flumen Clarence. C. Moore."

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 405 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 164 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 452 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 584 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyanocarpus nortoniana F.M.Bailey isonym taxonomic synonym: Helicia nortoniana (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey legitimate

Sleumer, H.O. (1955), Studies in Old World Proteaceae. Blumea 8(1): 20-21 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate

Floyd, A.G. (1978), Forestry Commission of New South Wales Research Note 35: 16-17 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 180 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate

Foreman, D.B. (5 September 1983), A review of the genus Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(1): 70 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 16 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate common name: Hairy Honeysuckle [n/a] common name: Rusty Oak [n/a]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 43 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 289 (fig.) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate common name: Hairy Honeysuckle [n/a] common name: Rusty Oak [n/a]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 46 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 417 (map), 419 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate common name: hairy honeysuckle [n/a] common name: rusty oak [n/a] common name: rusty helicia [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, ferrugineus, rusty, referring to the rusty hairs, which clothe most parts of the plant."

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Helicia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 63 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Rusty Oak [n/a] common name: Rusty Helicia [n/a] common name: Hairy Honeysuckle [n/a]

Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Helicia. Flora of Australia 16: 399, Fig. 173, Map 451 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate common name: Hairy Honeysuckle [n/a] common name: Rusty Oak [n/a] common name: Rusty Helicia [n/a]

Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Helicia. Flora of Australia 16: 398 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Helicia nortoniana (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 405

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Helicia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 78 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia ferruginea F.Muell. var. ferruginea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 307-308 (fig.) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White legitimate common name: Hairy Honeysuckle [n/a] common name: Rusty Oak [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Helicia nortoniana (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 405

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