Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 384 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India."

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xliv [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(32): 30 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 43 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 5 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 154 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Sandalwood [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 65, Code 421 [secondary reference]

common name: False Red Sandalwood [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 66, 125, 135, Code 421 [secondary reference]

common name: False red Sandalwood [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 51 [secondary reference]

Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 10, 23, 151, pl. 89(e), Code 421 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 100, 123, 137, Code 421 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Sandalwood [n/a] common name: False Red Sandalwood [n/a] common name: Coralwood [n/a] common name: Bead Tree [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 260, Code 421 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Red Sandalwood [n/a] common name: Red Bead Tree [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 20-21, Fig. 25 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Bead Tree [n/a] common name: Red Sandalwood [n/a]

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: 307 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 20-22, Fig. 10 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Bead Tree [n/a]

Cowan, R.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Mimosaceae. Flora of Australia 12: 4, Figs 1, 33F-I, Map 2 [secondary reference]

common name: Coralwood [n/a] common name: Red Bead Tree [n/a] common name: Red Sandalwood [n/a]

• APC Dist.: ChI (doubtfully naturalised), NT, Qld

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: 73 [secondary reference]

Swarbrick, J.T. & Hart, R. (2000), Environmental weeds of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and their management. Plant Protection Quarterly 16(2): 54-56 [secondary reference]

common name: red bead tree [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]

common name: False Red Sandalwood [n/a] common name: Red Beantree [n/a] common name: Red Bead Tree [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Adenanthera pavonia Swarbrick & R.Hart orth. var.

• APC Dist.: ChI (doubtfully naturalised), NT, Qld

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