Korthals, P.W. (1844), Verhandlingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen 7: 235, t. 51 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crescit in sylvis Singalang: SUMATRA."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 292 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lachnopodium bracteatum Blume legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 60 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 209, Fig. 185 [secondary reference]

Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. Jnr (1943), A contribution to the knowledge of the Melastomataceae occuring in the Malay Archipelago especially in the Netherlands East Indies: 107-108 [secondary reference]

Whiffin, T.P. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Melastomataceae. Flora of Australia 18: 249, Fig 87, Map 347 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Otanthera queenslandica Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 208-209, Fig. 425 [secondary reference]

common name: Bush Strawberries [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: 306 [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: 72 [secondary reference]

Meyer, K. (2001), Revision of the Southeast Asian genus Melastoma (Melastomataceae). Blumea 46(2): 359 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma cyanoides Sm. legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 282 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma cyanoides Sm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Othanthera bracteata Korth. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma cyanoides Sm. legitimate

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