Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(28): 116 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad sinum marinum Rockingham's Bay secus rivulos et in montium silvaticorum decliviis. Dallachy"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 2 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 2 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 21 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 976 [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: 303 [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: 62 [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 3408 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 151 [secondary reference]

common name: Guinea Flower [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2007), Dilleniaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2007: 64 [secondary reference]

Toelken, H.R. (24 February 2010), Notes on Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) 5. H. melhanioides and H. tomentosa groups from tropical Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 23: 26-27, Fig. 3E-H [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Queensland, North Kennedy district, near Rockingham Bay, Dallachy s.n., 11.ii.1864 (lecto. - selected here: MEL 1010262)

nomenclatural synonym: Hibbertia melhanioides F.Muell. var. melhanioides legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hibbertia melhanioides var. baileyana Domin legitimate pro parte misapplication: Hibbertia velutina R.Br. ex Benth. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. in Meston, A. (ed.) (1889), Botany of the Bellenden-Ker Expedition. Report of the Government Scientific Expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Range upon the Flora and Fauna of that part of the Colony: 30 pro parte misapplication: Hibbertia velutina R.Br. ex Benth. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1890), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora Suppl. 3: 5 pro parte misapplication: Hibbertia velutina R.Br. ex Benth. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1899), The Queensland Flora 1: 14

Toelken, H.R. (24 February 2010), Notes on Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) 5. H. melhanioides and H. tomentosa groups from tropical Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 23: 27 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Hibbertia heterotricha Toelken nom. illeg. by Jessup, L.W. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2007), Dilleniaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2007: 64

Toelken, H.R. (24 February 2010), Notes on Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) 5. H. melhanioides and H. tomentosa groups from tropical Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 23: 24 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Hibbertia bicarpellata Toelken legitimate by Jessup, L.W. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2007), Dilleniaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2007: 64

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Hibbertia melhanoides F.Muell. orth. var. pro parte misapplication: Hibbertia velutina R.Br. ex Benth. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. in Meston, A. (ed.) (1889), Botany of the Bellenden-Ker Expedition. Report of the Government Scientific Expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Range upon the Flora and Fauna of that part of the Colony: 30 pro parte misapplication: Hibbertia velutina R.Br. ex Benth. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1890), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora Suppl. 3: 5 pro parte misapplication: Hibbertia velutina R.Br. ex Benth. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1899), The Queensland Flora 1: 14

• APC Dist.: Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Hibbertia nemorosa Toelken legitimate by Jessup, L.W. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2007), Dilleniaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2007: 64

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