Müller Argoviensis, J. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1866), Euphorbiaceae (p.p.). Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 439 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Phyllanthus cernuus Poir. legitimate

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 113 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 20 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 35 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 477 [secondary reference]

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 600 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phyllanthus cernuus Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Melanthesa cernua (Poir.) Decne. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Breynia muelleriana Baill. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Breynia stipitata Müll.Arg. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Breynia rhynchocarpa Benth. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 107 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 29 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 594, Fig. 181B [secondary reference]

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: 304 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 208-209, Fig. 70 [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 99-100 [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: 64 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 82 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3067 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 174 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Breynia stipitata Müll.Arg. legitimate common name: Weeping Breynia [n/a] common name: Fart Bush [n/a] common name: Dwarf's Apple [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 174 [unsourced misapplied]

misapplied to: Breynia oblongifolia (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phyllanthus cernua Poir. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Phyllanthus cernuus Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Melanthesa cernua (Poir.) Decne. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Breynia stipitata Müll.Arg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Breynia muelleriana Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Breynia rhynchocarpa Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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