Leighton, W.A. (1841), A Flora of Shropshire: 233 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "This was gathered by me in July 1836 and specimens forwarded to Professor Lindley, Esenbeck and Mr. Borrer whose opinions I subjoin"

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

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Rosaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 534 [secondary reference]

common name: Blackberry [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Rosaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 534 [secondary reference]

common name: Blackberry [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Rubus leightoni Lees ex Leight. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised)

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: 222, Figs 21, 25 [secondary reference]

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