Meliaceae Juss.
Chisocheton Blume , legitimate, scientific
Blume, C.(K.)L. von (1825), Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 4: 168 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: (not designated).
Koorders, S.H. & Valeton, T. (1896), Bijdrage no. 1[-13] tot de Kennis der Boomsoorten van Java: 99 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: Chisocheton divergens Blume
Smith, L.S. (1959), New species of and notes on Queensland plants - IV. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 70: 29 [secondary reference]
Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 815 [secondary reference]
Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 370 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Rhetinosperma Radlk. legitimate
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 287 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Schizocheton T.Post & Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Rhetinosperma Radlk. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: Qld
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 180 [secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Meliaceae. Flora of Australia 26: 21 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Rhetinosperma Radlk. legitimate
  • Etymology: "from the Greek schizo-, split or torn, and chiton, tunic, referring to the shape of the staminal tube."