Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(66): 160 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In montibus portui Denisonii vicinis; Fitzalan."

• Etymology: (not specified.) [but presumably named in honour of E.F.A.Fitzalan (1830–1911), collector of the original material]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 51 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 180, Fig. 157 [secondary reference]

Byrnes, N.B. (1977), A revision of Combretaceae in Australia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 20: 59-60 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Port Denison, Fitzalan (MEL 1005516, lectotype; K, isolectotype)."

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: 21 [secondary reference]

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: 22 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Combretaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 258-260, Fig 90, Map 356 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 23 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 127 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Macropteranthes fitzalani F.Muell. orth. var.

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (November 2015), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2014 census to 2015 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2015: 20 [secondary reference]

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