Lindley, J. (1821), Observations on the Natural Group of Plants Called Pomaceae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(1): 96 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1972), Flora of the Sydney Region Edn. 2: 262 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 187 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Malaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 545 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 163 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Malaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 545 [secondary reference]

Kalkman, C. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Rosaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 376 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 314 [secondary reference]

Shaw, J.M.H. (June 2020), (2748) Proposal to conserve the name Eriobotrya against Rhaphiolepis(Rosaceae). Taxon 69(3): 620 [secondary reference]

• Type: "E. japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. (Mespilus japonica Thunb.), nom. cons. prop."

taxonomic synonym: Rhaphiolepis Lindl. nom. cons.

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