Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1804), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 6(1): 247 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cette plante a été recuillie Commerson à l'ile de Java (v.s. in herb. Juss.)"

White, C.T. & Francis, W.D. (1926), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 37: 157 [secondary reference]

Kalkman, C. (1993), Rosaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 11(2): 268 -270 [secondary reference]

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]

Bean, A.R. (16 December 1997), A revision of Rubus subg. Malachobatus (Focke) Focke and Rubus subg. Diemenicus A.R.Bean (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 5(1): 41-42, Map 1 [secondary reference]

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: 82 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Giant Bramble [n/a] common name: Raspberry [n/a]

Evans, K.J., Symon, D.E., Whalen, M.A., Hosking, J.R., Barker, R.M. & Oliver, J.A. (22 June 2007), Systematics of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate (Rosaceae) and other exotic Rubus taxa in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 20: 246, Figs 52, 53 APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Rubus alcaefolius Poir. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised)

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