Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(80): 180 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad flumina McLeay's River (Harriot), Bellinger's River et Tweed (Carron), Richmond-River (Henderson)."

taxonomic synonym: Gardenia benthamiana F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 74 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 172 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 241 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1172 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gardenia chartacea var. latifolia F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gardenia benthamiana F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 190 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 336 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 314 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Native Gardenia [n/a]

McCune, S. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Randia. Flora of New South Wales 3: 505 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Native Gardenia [n/a]

Puttock, C.F. (10 July 1999), Revision of Atractocarpus (Rubiaceae: Gardenieae) in Australia and new combinations for some extra-Australian taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 12(2): 278 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "The species is named in honour of George Bentham, who first recognised this taxon."

Puttock, C.F. (10 July 1999), Revision of Atractocarpus (Rubiaceae: Gardenieae) in Australia and new combinations for some extra-Australian taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 12(2): 277 [basionym]

basionym of: Atractocarpus benthamianus (F.Muell.) Puttock legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Atractocarpus benthamianus subsp. glaber Puttock legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Atractocarpus benthamianus (F.Muell.) Puttock legitimate

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