Britten, J. in Banks, J. & Solander, D.C. (1900), Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook's voyage round the world 1: 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Bustard Bay, Bay of Inlets, Endeavour's River".

Fosberg, F.R. (1967), Critical Notes on Pacific Island Plants, I. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 2(2): 150 [basionym]

basionym of: Abutilon asiaticum var. australiense (Hochr. ex Britten) Fosberg legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 247 [secondary reference]

Fosberg, F.R. (15 March 1988), New & noteworthy plants from Great Barrier Reef sand cays, Australia. Brittonia 40(1): 60 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Abutilon asiaticum var. australiense (Hochr. ex Britten) Fosberg legitimate

Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Malvaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 151 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Abutilon asiaticum var. australiense (Hochr. ex Britten) Fosberg legitimate

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: 71 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abutilon asiaticum var. australiense (Hochr. ex Britten) Fosberg legitimate taxonomic synonym: Abutilon indicum var. australiense Hochr. nom. illeg.

• APC Comment: Included in Abutilon albescens in Qld. Varietal rank not recognised in NT.
• APC Dist.: WA, CSI

Nimbalkar, V.V., Nandikar, M.D. & Sardesai, M.M. (1 August 2019), Revisiting the taxonomy of Abutilon australiense (Malvaceae), a little known species of peninsular India. Phytotaxa 413 (3): 252 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Lectotype (designated here):—Abutilon indicum var. australiense Hochr. ex Britten, Illustrations of the Botany of Captain Cook’s Voyage Round the World, 1.t. 19. 1900."

Nimbalkar, V.V., Nandikar, M.D. & Sardesai, M.M. (1 August 2019), Revisiting the taxonomy of Abutilon australiense (Malvaceae), a little known species of peninsular India. Phytotaxa 413 (3): 252 [basionym]

basionym of: Abutilon australiense (Hochr. ex Britten) Nimbalkar, Nandikar & Sardesai legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 4 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Abutilon australiense (Hochr. ex Britten) Nimbalkar, Nandikar & Sardesai legitimate

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