Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1812), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 4: 418 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Nat. of the South-west Coast of New Holland. Robert Brown, Esq."

Schauer, J.C. (1845), Dissertatio phytographica de Regelia, Beaufortia et Calothamno, generibus plantarum Myrtacearum. Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldinae-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 21(1): 29-30 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 175 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 56 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 121 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 351 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Craven, L.A., Edwards, R.D. & Cowley, K.J. (2014), New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Taxon 63(3): 666 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca gracilis (R.Br.) Craven & R.D.Edwards legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca gracilis (R.Br.) Craven & R.D.Edwards legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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