Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 639 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India."

Jussieu, A.L. de (4 August 1789), Genera Plantarum: 103 [basionym]

basionym of: Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Juss. nom. inval.

Persoon, C.H. (November 1806), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 2(1): 179 [basionym]

basionym of: Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Pers. legitimate

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 480 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 548 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Juss. nom. inval.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 99 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 374 [secondary reference]

common name: Bear's-breech [n/a]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1157 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Juss. nom. inval.

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 302 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 259 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 8 [secondary reference]

common name: Holly Mangrove [n/a]

Barker, R.M. (12 September 1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 68-70 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Pers. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 4 [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: 300 [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: 54 [secondary reference]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Acanthaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 164, Fig. 32 [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 3333 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 8 [secondary reference]

common name: Holly-leaved Mangrove [n/a] common name: Holly Mangrove [n/a]

Duke, N.C. (2006), Australia's mangroves: 92-936 [secondary reference]

common name: Spiny holly mangrove [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Juss. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Pers. legitimate

• APC Comment: The name Dilivaria ilicifolia was not validly published by de Jussieu in Gen. Pl. 103 (1789), as he did not definitely associate the species epithet with the generic name (ICBN Art. 33.1 (2006)).
• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Acanthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 5 [secondary reference]

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