Linnaeus, C. (1762), Species Plantarum Edn. 2, 1: 553 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Quassia amara L.

Nooteboom, H.P. (1962), Generic delimitation in Simaroubaceae tribus Simaroubeae and a conspectus of the genus Quassia. Blumea 11(2): 509-528 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hyptiandra Hook.f. legitimate

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 811 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 201 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hyptiandra Hook.f. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Simaroubaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 474 [secondary reference]

Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (25 December 1985), Simaroubaceae. Flora of Australia 25: 188-190 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Simaba Aubl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Samadera Gaertn. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Hyptiandra Hook.f. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Simaroubaceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 277 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 217, 381 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Samadera Gaertn. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Hyptiandra Hook.f. legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Simaroubaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 326 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 515 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 722 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Samadera Gaertn. nom. cons.

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