Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 527 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 291 [secondary reference]

Hiern, W.P. (1909), Ebenaceae. Nova Guinea 8: 199 [basionym]

basionym of: Maba buxifolia var. littorea (R.Br.) Hiern legitimate

Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. (1936), Revisio Ebenacearum Malayensium. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg ser. 3, 15: 57 [basionym]

basionym of: Diospyros ferrea var. littorea (R.Br.) Bakh. legitimate

Kostermans, A.J.G.H. (1977), Notes on Asiatic, Pacific, and Australian Diospyros (Ebenaceae). Blumea 23(2): 461 [basionym]

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

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 155 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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

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

Jessup, L.W. (3 December 2014), A taxonomic revision of Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 9(2): 174 [secondary reference]

• Type: "[Northern Territory.] N Coast Bay No 3, Point y2, 3 March 1803, R. Brown Iter Austral. 2832 (holo: BM)."

Jessup, L.W. (3 December 2014), A taxonomic revision of Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 9(2): 174 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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