Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 528 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v." [given by W.P.Hiern, Trans. Cambr. Philos. Soc. 12 (1873) 121 as "Australia, North Coast Island, Feb. 18, 21, 1803, R. Brown!"].

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 290 [secondary reference]

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

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 408 [basionym]

basionym of: Ebenus compacta (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 306 [secondary reference]

Kostermans, A.J.G.H. (1977), Notes on Asiatic, Pacific, and Australian Diospyros (Ebenaceae). Blumea 23(2): 454 [basionym]

basionym of: Diospyros compacta (R.Br.) Kosterm. legitimate

Fosberg, F.R. (15 March 1988), New & noteworthy plants from Great Barrier Reef sand cays, Australia. Brittonia 40(1): 61 [basionym]

basionym of: Diospyros ferrea var. compacta (R.Br.) Fosberg legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Diospyros compacta (R.Br.) Kosterm. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (3 December 2014), A taxonomic revision of Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 9(2): 169 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Diospyros compacta (R.Br.) Kosterm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Diospyros compacta (R.Br.) Kosterm. legitimate

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