Smith, J.E. in Rees, A. (ed.) (1812), The Cyclopaedia 20(2): [Leptospermum sp. no. 5] [comb. nov.]

basionym: Melaleuca trinervia J.White legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum trinerve Willd. nom. inval., pro syn.

Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1828), Myrtaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 227 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Leptospermum lanigerum (Sol. ex Aiton) Sm. legitimate by Smith, J.E. (1797), Botanical Characters of Some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 263 misapplication: Leptospermum lanigerum (Sol. ex Aiton) Sm. legitimate by Willdenow, C.L. (1799), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 2(2): 954

Steudel, E.G. von (1841), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 2(8): 32 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum lanigerum (Sol. ex Aiton) Sm. legitimate

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 366 [secondary reference]

• Type: "not that of Melaleuca trinervia but part of the protologue of L. lanigerum sensu Smith, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3 (1797) non Sol. ex Aiton (LINN, n.v.)."

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 366 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps. isonym

Wilson, Peter G. & Heslewood, M.M. (3 May 2023), Revised taxonomy of the tribe Leptospermeae (Myrtaceae) based on morphological and DNA data. Taxon 72(3): 567 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gaudium trinervium (J.White) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

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