Müller Argoviensis, J. (1865), Euphorbiaceae: Vorläufige mittheilungen aus dem für DeCandolle's Prodromus bestimmten Manuscript über diese Familie. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 34: 112 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Arnhemsland Novae Hollandia septentrionalis (Dr. F. Mueller! in hb. DC.)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 20 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 36 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 611 [basionym]

basionym of: Oxydectes arnhemica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 478 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 883 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Oxydectes arnhemica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The geographical relationships of the flora of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 250, 382, 398, 461 [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): 244 [secondary reference]

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 617 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 89, 129, 138, Code 597 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 30 [secondary reference]

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: 6, 28, 101, pl. 39(b), Code 597 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 104, 118, 152, Code 597 [secondary reference]

common name: Hard Cascarilla [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 128, Code 597 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 80-81, Fig. 148 [secondary reference]

common name: Hard Cascarilla [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: 304 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 212, Fig. 71 [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: 65 [secondary reference]

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 597 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (3 December 2003), A taxonomic revision of Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(3): 363-366, Fig. 4, Map 2 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Queensland. Cape York, Macgillivray 514 (lecto [here designated]: K n.v., photo at BRI!); Northern Territory. 'in Arnhemsland Novae-Hollandiae septentrionalis', F. Mueller (lectopara: G-DC n.v., fiche at BRI!); Sea Range, towards the Fitzmaurice, October 1855, F. Mueller (lectopara: MEL231274 & MEL231258).

nomenclatural synonym: Croton arnhemicus var. typicus Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Croton arnhemicus var. urenifolius Baill. legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 179 [secondary reference]

common name: Hard Cascarilla [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Croton arnhemicus Müll.Arg. var. arnhemicus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Oxydectes arnhemicus Kuntze orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Oxydectes arnhemica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Croton arnhemicus var. urenifolius Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Croton arnhemicus var. typicus Domin nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Mallotus dispersus P.I.Forst. legitimate by Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The geographical relationships of the flora of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 250, 382, 398, 461

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Mallotus dispersus P.I.Forst. legitimate by Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The geographical relationships of the flora of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 250, 382, 398, 461

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