Baillon, H.E. (1866), Euphorbiacees Australiennes. Adansonia 6: 297 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Dallachy, Rockingham bay (herb. F. Muell.!)."

Airy Shaw, H.K. (26 May 1980), New or noteworthy Australian Euphorbiaceae - II. Muelleria 4(3): 231-232 [secondary reference]

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 596 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aleurites moluccanus var. floccosus Airy Shaw legitimate

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: 5, 24, 97, pl. 35(a), Code 82 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 94, 117, 139, Code 82 [secondary reference]

common name: Candlenut Siris [n/a] common name: Candlenut [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 117, Code 82 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 26-27, Fig. 35 [secondary reference]

common name: Candle Nut [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: 304 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (24 July 1996), A taxonomic revision of Aleurites J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia and New Guinea. Muelleria 9: 8 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Queensland, Cook District: Rockingham's Bay [Dallachy]. Lectotype: (here designated): MEL232846, 232495, 232497, 232498.

Forster, P.I. (24 July 1996), A taxonomic revision of Aleurites J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia and New Guinea. Muelleria 9: 8 [basionym]

basionym of: Aleurites rockinghamensis (Baill.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

Stuppy, W., Welzen, P.C. van, Klinratana, P. & Posa, M.C.T. (1999), Revision of the genera Aleurites, Reutealis and Vernicia (Euphorbiaceae). Blumea 44(1): 84-85, Fig. 1a-i [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aleurites rockinghamensis (Baill.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 171 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aleurites rockinghamensis (Baill.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Aleurites moluccana var. rockinghamensis Baill. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aleurites rockinghamensis (Baill.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

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