Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(52): 47 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad promontorium Cape York; B. Gulliver."

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

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 241, Fig. 212 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1172-1173 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 72, Code 471 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 73, 126, 145, Code 474 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 246 [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: 17, 38, 208, pl. 146(d), Code 474 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 101, 129, 182, Code 474 [secondary reference]

common name: False Gardenia [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 435, Code 474 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 240-241, Fig. 494 [secondary reference]

common name: False Gardenia [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: 311 [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: 84 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 338 [secondary reference]

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): 294 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Cape York, without date, Gulliver s.n. (holo: MEL598114–excluding separate flower!)”

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): 294 [basionym]

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

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): 292 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Atractocarpus merikin (F.M.Bailey) Puttock legitimate by Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1172-1173

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 436 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Dowe, J.L. & Short, P.S. (2 February 2024), The Gullivers’ travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848–1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851–1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857–1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticulture. Swainsona 38: 61 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Cape York, s.dat., Gulliver s.n. (MEL598114 p.p., being the leaf, twigs & fruit), fide Puttock (1999: 294), as “holo”. Remaining syntype: MEL598114 p.p., being the separate flower)."

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