Ventenat, E.P. (1803), Choix de Plantes, dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels 5: subt. 25 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "J'ai observé dans l'Herbier de M. de Jussieu, un bel exemplaire d'une plante récoltée par M. Leschenault, sur les bords des rivières qui se jettent dans le golfe d'Entrecasteaux, près la terre de Diemen."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 505 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 16 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 6 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 300 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 85 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 92 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 128 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 215 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 408, Pl. CCVI [secondary reference]

common name: Privet Mock Olive [n/a]

Johnson, L.A.S. (18 November 1957), A review of the family Oleaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(6): 414 [basionym]

basionym of: Gymnelaea ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Johnson, L.A.S. in Degener, O. (1958), Family 300 (Oleaceae). Flora Hawaiiensis 5: - [basionym]

basionym of: Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 470, Fig. 108 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Olive [n/a]

Green, P.S. (1968), Revision of the genus Notelaea (Oleaceae). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 49: 362, fig. 3, map 4 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gymnelaea ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Nestegis ligustrina in NSW.
• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 170 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 272 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Oleaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 480, Fig. 94c [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate common name: Privet Mock-olive [n/a]

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 273 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 60 [secondary reference]

Callmander, M.W., Durbin, O.D., Lack, H.-W., Bungener, P., Martin, P. & Gautier, L. (2017), Etienne-Pierre Ventenat (1757-1808) and the gardens of Cels and Empress Joséphine. Candollea 72(1): 110 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(designated here) : Australia. Tasmania : Golfe d’Entrecasteaux, près la terre de Diemen, Leschenault de la Tour s.n. (P-JU n° 4889A [P00657313]! ; isolecto- : G [G00341528]!)."

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