Beuzeville, W.A.W. de & White, C.T. (1947), A new species of Longetia: the botanical identity of the "Pink Cherry" of Dorrigo timber-getters. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 71(3-4): 236, fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New South Wales: East Dorrigo: plentiful in brush. Miss Rosling (type: male and female flowers – Herbarium, University of Sydney), March, 1944"

• Etymology: "We have pleasure in dedicating the species to Mr. E. H. F. Swain, Commissioner for Forests, New South Wales, in recognition of his services to Australian forestry, and, more particularly, for the strenuous efforts he has made to retain and increase the forest reserves in eastern Australia."

Airy Shaw, H.K. (1971), Notes on Malesian and other Asiatic Euphorbiaceae: CXX - CXLVIII. Kew Bulletin 25(3): 508 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw legitimate

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 597 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 115 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 417 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw legitimate

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 135 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw legitimate

Forster, P.I. (20 February 1997), A taxonomic revision of Austrobuxus Miq. (Euphorbiaceae: Dissiliariinae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4(4): 620 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw legitimate

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