Rafinesque, C.S. (1838), Sylva Telluriana: 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Nestegis elliptica Raf., nom. illeg.

Johnson, L.A.S. in Degener, O. (1958), Family 300 (Oleaceae). Flora Hawaiiensis 5: . [secondary reference]

• Type: Nestegis elliptica Raf., mom. illeg.

taxonomic synonym: Gymnelaea (Endl.) Spach legitimate

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 2: 756 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gymnelaea (Endl.) Spach legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 170 [secondary reference]

Hardin, D.W. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Oleaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 477 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 330 [secondary reference]

• Type: N. elliptica Raf. nom. illeg. = N. apetala (Vahl) L.A.S.Johnson

Wallander, E. & Albert, V.A. (1 December 2000), Phylogeny and classification of Oleaceae based on rps16 and trnL-F sequence data. American Journal of Botany 87(12): 1840 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Oleaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 7: 304 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 583 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Olea sect. Gymnelaea Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gymnelaea (Endl.) Spach legitimate

• APC Dist.: NI

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