Smith, J.E. in Rees, A. (ed.) (1809), The Cyclopaedia 13: [Eriostemon sp. no. 2] [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Gathered near Port Jackson, By Dr White."

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 333 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 11 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 20 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 50 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 83, 85, Plate XXVIII, 196, 201 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 840 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 320 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 44-45, Map 13 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Variety with the leaves "broadly elliptical, heart-shaped, and embracing the stem at their base generally even and entire at their edges, though occasionally furnished, in the very same manner, with blunt glandular teeth. Type not seen."

• Etymology: "Buxus = the box tree, foliun = leaf."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 192 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. & Porteners, M.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Eriostemon. Flora of New South Wales 2: 253 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (16 September 1998), A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae). Nuytsia 12(2): 258 [basionym]

basionym of: Philotheca buxifolia (Sm.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Weston, P.H. & Harden G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Philotheca. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 296 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Philotheca buxifolia (Sm.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 396 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Philotheca buxifolia (Sm.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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