Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1193 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 500 [secondary reference]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Botanical report on the north-Australian expedition under the command of A.C. Gregory Esq. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 2: 141 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 391 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 63 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 91 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Millspaugh, C.F. (1920), Bahama Flora: 112 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Ximenia americana L.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 684 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Olacaceae. Flora of Australia 22: 15-16 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Olacaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 255 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 189 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 376 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 915 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Ximena K.A.W.Williams orth. var.

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