Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 196 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Myrsine africana L.

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 90 [secondary reference]

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 534 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 274 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 91 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 212 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 300 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 515 [secondary reference]

Stahl, A. & Anderberg, A.A. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Mysinaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 274, Fig. 91E [secondary reference]

Jackes, B.R. (27 October 2005), Revision of Myrsine (Myrsinaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 18(5): 405-406 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rapanea Aubl. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, Vic

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 568 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rapanea Aubl. legitimate

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