Miquel, F.A.W. in Hooker, W.J. (1848), Prodromus Monographiae Ficuum. London Journal of Botany 7: 433 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Corner, E.J.H. (1960), Taxonomic Notes on Ficus Linn., Asia and Australasia I. Subgen. Urostigma (Gasp.) Miq. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 17: 475 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Ficus tinctoria G.Forster

Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Moraceae. Flora of Australia 3: 60 [secondary reference]

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