Johnson, L.A.S. (17 September 1962), Taxonomic notes on Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3): 93 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Helicia darlingiana F.Muell. legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 12, Code 8 [secondary reference]

common name: Rose Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Brown Silky Oak [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 84 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 16, 114, 138, Code 8. [secondary reference]

common name: Brown silky Oak [n/a] common name: Rose silky Oak [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 138 (plate), 148, 149-150 (map, fig.) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia darlingiana F.Muell. legitimate common name: Darling tree [n/a] common name: brown silky oak [n/a] common name: silky oak [n/a]

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: 15, 29, 192, pl. 130(b), Code 8 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 93, 128, 155, Code 8 [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Rose Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Brown Silky Oak [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 398, Code 8 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Darling Tree [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Rose Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Brown Silky Oak [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 88-89, Fig. 168 [secondary reference]

common name: Brown Silky Oak [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: 310 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Darlingia. Flora of Australia 16: 357, Fig. 125, Map 406 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia darlingiana F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Darlingia spectatissima F.Muell. legitimate common name: Darling Tree [n/a] common name: Brown Silky Oak [n/a]

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: 81 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 409 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia darlingiana F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Darlingia spectatissima F.Muell. legitimate common name: Darling Tree [n/a] common name: Rose Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Brown Silky Oak [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia darlingiana F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Darlingia spectatissima F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Darlingia spectatissima F.Muell. isonym nomenclatural synonym: Darlingia spectatissima F.Muell. var. spectatissima legitimate

• APC Comment: Note that Mueller coined the name Darlingia spectatissima twice in 1866, the first time legitimately in Journal of Botany, British & Foreign, the second time illegitimately in Fragmenta 5: 152, based on Helicia darlingiana.
• APC Dist.: Qld

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