Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 991 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Java."

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 428 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xliv [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 419 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 75 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Antirhea Comm. ex Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Guettardella Champ. ex Benth. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 241 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 263 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Matthiola L. nom. rej.

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Orchard, A.E. (1993), Rubiaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 397 [secondary reference]

• Type: Guettarda speciosa L.

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 441 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 378 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Guttarda K.A.W.Williams orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Matthiola L. nom. rej.

• APC Dist.: CoI, ChI, AR, NT, Qld

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