Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1060 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in China, Japonica."

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 171 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 22 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 487 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 152 [secondary reference]

Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Moraceae. Flora of Australia 3: 53 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ficus stipulata Thunb. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Moraceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 344 [secondary reference]

common name: Creeping Fig [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Moraceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 344 [secondary reference]

common name: Creeping Fig [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Moraceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 117 [secondary reference]

Ferrer-Gallego, P.P., Boisset, F. & Jarvis, C.E. (31 December 2015), Typification of the Linnaean name Ficus pumila (Moraceae). Taxon 64(6): 1302 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(designated here): [illustration] [“Inu Itabu”] in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: 804. 1712."

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