Müller Argoviensis, J. (1865), Euphorbiaceae: Vorläufige mittheilungen aus dem für DeCandolle's Prodromus bestimmten Manuscript über diese Familie. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 34: 196 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Nova-Hollandia ad Cap Flinders (A. Cunningh.!) et in insulis Quait et Sweers (F. Mueller! in hb. DC.)."

Baillon, H.E. (1866), Euphorbiacees Australiennes. Adansonia 6: 314 [basionym]

basionym of: Echinus nesophilus (Müll.Arg.) Baill. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 21 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 36 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 479 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 252 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 244 [secondary reference]

Airy Shaw, H.K. (26 May 1980), New or noteworthy Australian Euphorbiaceae - II. Muelleria 4(3): 233 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Echinus nesophilus (Müll.Arg.) Baill. legitimate

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 654 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Echinus nesophilus (Müll.Arg.) Baill. legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 113, 134, 143, Code 799 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 108 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 31 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 616, Fig. 189B [secondary reference]

Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 6, 35, 109, pl. 47(b), Code 799 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 107, 119, 172, Code 799 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 145, Code 799 [secondary reference]

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: 304 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 225, Fig. 74 [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 105 [secondary reference]

common name: Yellow Ball Flower [n/a]

• Vernacular: longayin (fruit) (Bardi)
• Vernacular: badarrrbadarr (tree) (Bardi)

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: 66 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (29 December 1999), A taxonomic revision of Mallotus Lour. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 5(3): 475, Fig. 7, Map 7 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Queensland. COOK DISTRICT: Sweers Island, Henne (lecto [here designated]: MEL [MEL708600]: isolecto: G-DC n.v. [fiche at BRI].

nomenclatural synonym: Echinus nesophilus (Müll.Arg.) Baill. legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 799 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 190 [secondary reference]

common name: Yellow Ball Flower [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Echinus nesophilus (Müll.Arg.) Baill. legitimate misapplication: Mallotus tiliifolius (Blume) Müll.Arg. legitimate by Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 657

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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