Bailey, F.M. (1897), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 1(6): 452 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Scrubs on range about Cairns, E. Cowley."

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 503 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 226 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1986), Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia: pl. 273 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 8 [secondary reference]

Hay, A. (1 April 1993), Raphidophora petrieana - a new aroid liane from tropical Queensland: with a synopsis of the Australian Araceae-Monstereae. Telopea 5(2): 296 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Queensland: Cairns, Cowley s.n. (BRI!, holo)."

• 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: 301 [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 2582 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 62 [secondary reference]

Hay, A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Araceae. Flora of Australia 39: 243-244, Plate 56 [secondary reference]

Hay, A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Araceae. Flora of Australia 39: 246 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Epipremnum amplissimum (Schott) Engl. legitimate by Jones, D.L. (1986), Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia: pl. 273

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Raphidophora australasica Domin orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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