Arnott, G.A.W. (1838), On the Rhizophoreae. Annals of Natural History 1: 363 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 493 [secondary reference]

Pfeiffer, L.K.G. (1873), Nomenclator Botanicus: 674 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Ceriops roxburghiana Arn.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 50 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 175 [secondary reference]

Ding Hou (September 1958), Rhizophoraceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(4): 468-472 [secondary reference]

McCusker, A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Rhizophoraceae. Flora of Australia 22: 7-8 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

• Etymology: "from the Greek keras (a horn), and -opsis (resembling), referring to the hypocotyl emerging from the fruit."

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Rhizophoraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 221 [secondary reference]

Ballment, E.R., Smith, T.J. III & Stoddart, J.A. (1989), Sibling Species in the Mangrove Genus Ceriops (Rhizophoraceae) Detected Using Biochemical Genetics. Australian Systematic Botany 1(4): 391-397 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Rhizophoraceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 562 [secondary reference]

Wightman, G. in Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Rhizophoraceae. Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 186 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 428 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 170 [secondary reference]

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