Müller Argoviensis, J. (1865), Euphorbiaceae: Vorläufige mittheilungen aus dem für DeCandolle's Prodromus bestimmten Manuscript über diese Familie. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 34: 38 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Nova Hollandia ad Clarence River (a. cl. Ferd. Muell. nuperrime missa!)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 20 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 36 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 618 [basionym]

basionym of: Ricinocarpos nemorum (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 64 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 479 [secondary reference]

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 585-586 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 115 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 435 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 10 [secondary reference]

common name: Southern Acalypha [n/a]

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 408 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (1 September 1994), A taxonomic revision of Acalypha L (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4(2): 219, fig. 3A-F, map 4 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: New South Wales. Clarence River, Beckler (lecto [here designated]: MEL! [MEL 707659]; isolecto: MEL! [MEL 707662]).

nomenclatural synonym: Ricinocarpus nemorum Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Acalypha cunninghamii Müll.Arg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ricinocarpus cunninghamii Kuntze orth. var.

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: 64 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 408 [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 3401 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 169 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Acalypha [n/a] common name: Southern Acalypha [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Ricinocarpus nemorum Kuntze orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Ricinocarpos nemorum (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acalypha cunninghamii Müll.Arg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ricinocarpus cunninghamii Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Ricinocarpos cunninghamii (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acalypha nemorum var. glabrescens Maiden & Betche nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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