Briggs, B.G., Hyland, B.P.M. & Johnson, L.A.S. (1975), Sphalmium, a distrinctive genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland. Australian Journal of Botany 23(1): 166, fig. 1 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Orites racemosus C.T.White legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 77, 127, 145, Code 507 [secondary reference]

common name: Satin silky Oak [n/a] common name: Mt Lewis Oak [n/a] common name: Poorman's Fishtail [n/a] common name: Buff silky oak [n/a]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 44 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 47 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 513 (fig.), 514 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Orites racemosus C.T.White legitimate common name: poor man's fishtail oak [n/a] common name: mystery oak [n/a] common name: buff silky oak [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, racemosus, racemose, referring to the flowers that are borne in racemes."

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: 16, 39, 198, pl. 136(g), Code 507 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 102, 128, 185, Code 507 [secondary reference]

common name: Satin Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Poorman's Fishtail Oak [n/a] common name: Mt Lewis Oak [n/a] common name: Buff Silky Oak [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 411, Code 507 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Satin Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Poor Mans Fishtail Oak [n/a] common name: Mystery Oak [n/a] common name: Mount Lewis Oak [n/a] common name: Buff Silky Oak [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: 310 [secondary reference]

Hewson, H.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Sphalmium. Flora of Australia 16: 342-343, Figs 81, 159, Map 394 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Orites racemosa C.T.White orth. var.

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: 81 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 420 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Orites racemosa C.T.White orth. var. common name: Mystery Oak [n/a] common name: Poorman's Fishtail Oak [n/a] common name: Mt Lewis Oak [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Orites racemosus C.T.White legitimate taxonomic synonym: Orites racemosa C.T.White orth. var.

• APC Comment: In the past the generic name Orites has usually been treated as feminine, but the ICBN Art. 62.4 mandates masculine gender.
• APC Dist.: Qld

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