Verdcourt, B. (1970), A new genus of Leguminosae-Phaseoleae. Kew Bulletin 24(2): 322 [comb. nov.]

• Type: Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.

taxonomic synonym: Dolichos L. nom. cons.

Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 420 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Macrotyloma. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 583 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 213 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 512 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Dolichos sect. Macrotyloma Wight & Arn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dolichos L. nom. cons.

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised)

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