Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 437 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Brachynema ornans F.Muell. legitimate

• Comment: See note by J.D.Hooker, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14 (Apr. 1880) t. 1323.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 48 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 127 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 168 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 705 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Brachynema ornans F.Muell. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 218 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 63, Code 404 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 114 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 64, 124, 146, Code 404 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Escalloniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 222 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Brachynema ornans F.Muell. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 2 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 125 (fig.) -126 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Brachynema ornans F.Muell. legitimate common name: Native Hydrangea [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Escalloniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 441 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Hydrangea [n/a]

Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 7, 23, 115, pl. 53(d), Code 404 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 100, 119, 135, Code 404 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Hydrangea [n/a] common name: Beautiful Abrophyllum [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 166, Code 404 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Native Hydrangea [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 67 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 224 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful Abrophyllum [n/a] common name: Native Hydrangea [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Brachynema ornans F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 327 (fig.) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Brachynema ornans F.Muell. legitimate common name: Native Hydrangea [n/a]

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 8 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abrophyllum ornans (F.Muell.) Hook.f. ex Benth. var. ornans legitimate taxonomic synonym: Abrophyllum ornans var. microcarpum F.M.Bailey legitimate

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