Sabine, J. (1824), Some account of the edible fruits of Sierra Leone. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London 5: 442 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Sarcocephalus esculentus Sabine

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860), Essay on the plants collected by Mr Eugene Fitzalan during Lieut. Smith's Expedition to the Estuary of the Burdekin: 12 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 402 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Platanocarpum Korth. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 74 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 237 [secondary reference]

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