Annonaceae Juss.
Polyalthia nitidissima (Dunal) Benth. , legitimate, scientific
Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 51 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Unona nitidissima Dunal legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona fulgens Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona nitens F.Muell. legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 3 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 2: 3 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 5 BHL [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 30 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 25 [secondary reference]
common name: Manguru [n/a]
  • Vernacular: Wo-a
Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 670 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Unona nitidissima Dunal legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona fulgens Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona nitens F.Muell. legitimate
Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 46, Code 264 [secondary reference]
common name: China Pine [n/a] common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 235 BHL [secondary reference]
Floyd, A.G. (1978), Forestry Commission of New South Wales Research Note 35: 52-53 [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 64 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 47, 120, 144, Code 264 [secondary reference]
common name: China Pine [n/a] common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Annonaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 147-148, Fig. 19D [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Unona nitidissima Dunal legitimate
Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 232 [secondary reference]
common name: Polyalthia [n/a] common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 7 [secondary reference]
Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 68 (fig.) -69 [secondary reference]
common name: Shiny-leaf Tree [n/a] common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Annonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 123, pl.7. [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: 1, 37, 67, pl. 5(b), Code 264 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 98, 113, 179, Code 264 [secondary reference]
common name: Shiny Leaf Tree [n/a] common name: China Pine [n/a] common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 15, Code 264 [secondary reference]
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Northern Territory Polyathia [n/a] common name: Shiny leaf Tree [n/a] common name: China Pina [n/a] common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 228-229, Fig. 464 [secondary reference]
common name: Canary Beech [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: 300 [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: 55 [secondary reference]
Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Annonaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 123, Plate 7 [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 264 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 26-27 [secondary reference]
common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Unona nitidissima Dunal legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona nitens F.Muell. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: NT, Qld, NSW
Jessup, L.W. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Annonaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 50, Fig. 10J-L, Map 59 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Unona nitidissima Dunal legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona nitens F.Muell. legitimate
Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 69 (fig.) [secondary reference]
common name: Shiny-leaf Tree [n/a] common name: Canary Beech [n/a]
Chaowasku, T., Johnson, D.M., van der Ham , R.W.J.M. & Chatrou, L.W. (2012), Characterization of Hubera (Annonaceae), a new genus segregated from Polyalthia and allied to Miliusa. Phytotaxa 69: 50 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Hubera nitidissima (Dunal) Chaowasku legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Unona nitidissima Dunal legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona fulgens Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Unona nitens F.Muell. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: NT, Qld, NSW
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Huberantha nitidissima (Dunal) Chaowasku legitimate
Turner, I.M. (2018), Annonaceae of the Asia-Pacific region: names, types and distributions. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 70(1): 540 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Huberantha nitidissima (Dunal) Chaowasku legitimate
Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 6 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Huberantha nitidissima (Dunal) Chaowasku legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Huberantha nitidissima (Dunal) Chaowasku legitimate