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: 187 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Croton ricinoides Pers. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Croton mollissimus Geiseler legitimate

• Comment: nom. illeg. as many earlier epithets are cited in synonymy by Mueller.

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 139 [secondary reference]

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]

• Vernacular: Barrinya

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 60, Code 375 [secondary reference]

common name: Kamala [n/a]

Airy Shaw, H.K. (1976), New or noteworthy Euphorbiaceae. Kew Bulletin 31(2): 391 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw 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): 653 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 418 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw legitimate

Forster, P.I. (29 December 1999), A taxonomic revision of Mallotus Lour. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 5(3): 473 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mallotus mollissimus (Geiseler) Airy Shaw legitimate

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