Meisner, C.D.F. (1857), Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 1: 40 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in planitie prope Smith River, Drumm. coll. 6. n. 45!"

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 32 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 52 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 133 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 427-428 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (30 June 1991), New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Nuytsia 7(3): 348 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here chosen): south-western Western Australia, 1850/51, J.Drummond 6:45 (NY: isolecto: CGE,K,LD,W).

• APC Dist.: WA

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 409 [secondary reference]

George, E.A. (2002), Verticordia: the turner of hearts: 360, Plate 85 [secondary reference]

common name: Oval-leaved Featherflower [n/a]

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