Smith, J.E. in Rees, A. (ed.) (30 May 1815), The Cyclopaedia 30(II): no. 16 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Gathered by Dr. Buchanan, in January and April 1802, about the stony banks of rivulets in Nepaul."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 167 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rubus flavus D.Don legitimate

Kleinschmidt, H.E. & Johnson, R.W. (1977), Weeds of Queensland: 191 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 187 [secondary reference]

Zandee, M. & Kalkman, C. (1981), The genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in Malesia. 1. Subgenera Chamaebatus and Idaeobatus. Blumea 27(1): 109-112 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Rosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 234 [secondary reference]

common name: Yellow Raspberry [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Rosaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 532-533 [secondary reference]

common name: Yellow Raspberry [n/a]

Bean, A.R. (20 February 1997), A revision of Rubus subg. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4(4): 685, map 4 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 75 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Rosaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 532-533 [secondary reference]

common name: Yellow 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: 244-245, Figs 49, 51 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rubus ellipticus f. obcordatus Franch. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus (Franch.) Focke legitimate misapplication: Rubus flavus D.Don legitimate by Soutter (1892), Queensland Acclimitisation Society: -

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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