Mueller, F.J.H. von (1871), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(57): 142 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In silvis ad sinum marinum Rockingham's Bay, ubi etiam Hamamelidearum planta me tantum fructu visa forsan ad Corylopsin referenda occurrit; J. Dallachy."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 12 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 21 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 48 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 81 [secondary reference]

common name: Kerosene-tree [n/a]

• Vernacular: Ghittoe

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 91 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 14, Code 23 [secondary reference]

common name: Ghittoe [n/a] common name: Jitta [n/a] common name: Saffronheart [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 18, 114, 142, Code 23. [secondary reference]

common name: Ghittoe [n/a] common name: Jitta [n/a] common name: Saffronheart [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 150 [secondary reference]

common name: Ghittoe [n/a] common name: Jitta [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: 17, 33, 216, pl. 154(b), Code 23 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 93, 130, 168, Code 23 [secondary reference]

common name: Saffronheart [n/a] common name: Jitta [n/a] common name: Ghittoe [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 455, Code 23 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Saffronheart [n/a] common name: Jitta [n/a] common name: Ghittoe [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 156-157, Fig. 313 [secondary reference]

common name: Ghittoe [n/a] common name: Jitta [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: 311 [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: 85 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 466-467 [secondary reference]

common name: Kerosene Tree [n/a] common name: Ghittoe [n/a] common name: Saffronheart [n/a] common name: Kerosenewood [n/a] common name: Jitta [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Halfordia kendack (Montrouz.) Guillaumin legitimate

Hartley, T.G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Appendix: Halfordia. Flora of Australia 26: 580 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Coast Ra, [Rockingham Bay], Qld , 27 July 1868, J. Dallachy; lecto (here chosen): MEL."

Hartley, T.G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Halfordia. Flora of Australia 26: 83 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Halfordia kendack (Montrouz.) Guillaumin legitimate

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