Bennett, E.M. (7 February 1978), New taxa and new combinations in Australian Pittosporaceae. Nuytsia 2(4): 195, Fig. 5 A-C [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ca. 1 km south of Freeling, South Australia, 27 Nov. 1965, D.N. Kraehenbuehl 1558 (HOLOTYPE: AD 96710134)."

• Etymology: "The epithet refers to the southern distribution."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Pittosporaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 70 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. & Albrecht, D.E. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Pittosporaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 3: 537 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bursaria spinosa Cav. legitimate

Cayzer, L.W., Crisp, M.D. & Telford, I.R.H. (31 May 1999), Bursaria (Pittosporaceae): a morphometric analysis and revision. Australian Systematic Botany 12(1): 127 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bursaria spinosa Cav. subsp. spinosa legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bursaria spinosa Cav. subsp. spinosa legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bursaria spinosa Cav. subsp. spinosa legitimate

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