Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 470 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (3 July 1812), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 2(2): 873 [basionym]

basionym of: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Poir. nom. inval.

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 308 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alyxia tetragona R.Br. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 93 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 417 [basionym]

basionym of: Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 317 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1078 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 280 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 254 [secondary reference]

Markgraf, F. (1977), Florae Malesiacae Precursores LV. Apocynaceae IV. Alyxia. Blumea 23(2): 391 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 40 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 141 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 7 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Apocynaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 702, Fig. 216D [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (19 October 1992), A taxonomic revision of Alyxia (Apocynaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(5): 569-573, figs 12, 13, 16C (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Northern Territory, Carpentaria, island G [Vanderlin Island], R.Brown [Iter Australiense 2857] [lecto (here designated); BM [sheet with only this collection present] (photo at BRI!); isolecto: K (photo at BRI!)].

nomenclatural synonym: Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia obtusifolia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium obtusifolium (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

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: 301 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Apocynaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 131, Fig. 53G-H, Map 170 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia obtusifolia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia tetragona R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thyrsiflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium obtusifolium (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium thyrsiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

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: 56 [secondary reference]

Middleton, D.J. (2000), Revision of Alyxia (Apocynaceae). Part 1: Asia and Malesia. Blumea 45(1): 123, Map 43 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia tetragona R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia obtusifolia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thyrsiflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium thyrsiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium obtusifolium (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Middleton, D.J. (2002), Revision of Alyxia (Apocynaceae). Part 2: Pacific Islands and Australia. Blumea 47(1): 53-55, Map 27 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia tetragona R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thyrsiflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium thyrsiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3017 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 34 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thyrsiflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thyrsifolia P.I.Forst. orth. var. common name: Chain Fruit [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Poir. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Pulassarium spicatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatum Britten orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Gynopogon spicatus (R.Br.) Britten legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia tetragona R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gynopogon tetragonus (R.Br.) Poir. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Fagraea tetragona Span. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia spanogheana Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thyrsiflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium spanogheanum (Miq.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium thyrsiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thyrsifolia P.I.Forst. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Pulassarium thyrsifolium P.I.Forst. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Alyxia thrysifolia P.I.Forst. orth. var. pro parte misapplication: Alyxia acuminata K.Schum. legitimate by Markgraf, F. (1977), Florae Malesiacae Precursores LV. Apocynaceae IV. Alyxia. Blumea 23(2): 390

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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