St.John, H. (1962), Revision of the genus Pandanus Stickman, Part 12. Queensland Pandanus species from Queensland, Australia. Pacific Science; a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the pacific region 16(3): 335-339, figs 132b-d, 133, 134, 135, 138a. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia, North Queensland, 6 miles s. of White Cliff Point, and 18 miles n. of Cairns, grove in savanna on granite boulder point, with Eucalyptus tesselaris, Albizzia procera, and Heteropogon tritecens, 10–50 ft. alt., Feb. 5, 1958, H. ST. John 26,258 (BISH)."

• Etymology: "The new epithet is the Latin adjective, subinermis, almost unarmed, in reference to the leaves which are almost unarmed."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pandanus cookii Martelli legitimate

Wilson, A.J.G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Pandanaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 221 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pandanus cookii Martelli legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pandanus cookii Martelli legitimate

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