Brown, R. in Bennett, J.J., Brown, R. & Horsfield, T. (1844), Plantae Javanicae Rariores 3: 234 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In orâ septentrionali Novae Hollandiae ann. 1803 legi."

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 230 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sterculia caudata Heward ex Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 27 [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: 259 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sterculia caudata Heward ex Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 248 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 40 [secondary reference]

common name: Northern Kurrajong [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 114 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 77 [secondary reference]

Guymer, G.P. (1989), A taxonomic revision of Brachychiton (Sterculiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 1(3): 228-231 [secondary reference]

Wilson, A.J.G. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Sterculiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 183-184, Fig. 49A, 50A [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sterculia decipiens W.Fitzg. legitimate common name: Northern Kurrajong [n/a]

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: 20, 26, 238, pl. 176(b), Code 978 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 111, 133, 146, Code 978 [secondary reference]

common name: Northern Kurrajong [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 526, Code 978 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Northern Kurrajong [n/a] common name: Kurrajong [n/a]

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: 312 [secondary reference]

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: 89 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 540 [secondary reference]

common name: Northern Kurrajong [n/a]

Guymer, G.P. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Sterculiaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 191 [secondary reference]

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 238 (photo, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Northern Kurrajong [n/a]

• Etymology: diversifolius: with variable leaves.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Brachychiton diversifolium R.Br. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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