Miquel, F.A.W. in Hooker, W.J. (1848), Prodromus Monographiae Ficuum. London Journal of Botany 7: 426 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Ora boreali (Novae Holl.?) Hb. Hook.!"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 22 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 487 [secondary reference]

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: 216 [secondary reference]

Corner, E.J.H. (1960), Taxonomic Notes on Ficus Linn., Asia and Australasia I. Subgen. Urostigma (Gasp.) Miq. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 17: 471 [secondary reference]

Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Moraceae. Flora of Australia 3: 57 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ficus opposita var. micracantha (Miq.) Corner legitimate

Henderson, R.J.F. (22 September 1993), The correct names for two Australian varieties of Ficus L. (Moraceae). Austrobaileya 4(1): 119 [basionym]

basionym of: Ficus opposita var. aculeata (A.Cunn. ex Miq.) R.J.F.Hend. legitimate

Berg, C.C. & E.J.H.Corner (2005), Moraceae - Ficus. Flora Malesiana Series I 17(2): 241 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ficus opposita Miq. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Dixon, D.J. (23 November 2007), Ficus carpentariensis - a new sandpaper fig for northern Australia and a revision of the F. opposita complex (Moraceae: Ficus subg. Ficus sect. Sycidium informal group F. copiosa). Nuytsia 16(2): 271-273 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: K, here designated; isolecto: K, U.

nomenclatural synonym: Ficus opposita var. aculeata (A.Cunn. ex Miq.) R.J.F.Hend. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ficus micracantha Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ficus aculeata var. micracantha (Miq.) Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ficus opposita var. aculeata (A.Cunn. ex Miq.) R.J.F.Hend. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ficus micracantha Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ficus aculeata var. micracantha (Miq.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ficus opposita var. micracantha (Miq.) Corner legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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