Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Appendix: Pimelea. Flora of Australia 18: 323 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Newcastle Bay, 2.5 miles [4 km] S of Somerset homestead, Cape York Peninsula, Qld, 11 May 1948, L.J.Brass 18769; holo: BRI."

• APC Dist.: Qld

• Etymology: "Named from the Latin aquilonius (northern), referring to the occurrence of the species in the extreme north of Australia."

Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 170-172, Fig. 75, Map 226 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

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: 313 [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: 90 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 542 [secondary reference]

common name: Riceflower [n/a]

Bean, A.R. (18 December 2017), A taxonomic revision of Pimelea section Epallage (Endl.) Benth. (Thymelaeaceae) in Queensland. Austrobaileya 10(1): 8, 10, Map 2 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Queensland. COOK DISTRICT: Newcastle Bay, 2.5 miles [4 km] S of Somerset homestead, Cape York Peninsula, 11 May 1948, L.J. Brass 18769 (holo: BRI; iso: A)."

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