Schauer, J.C. (1843), Monographia Myrtacearum Xerocarpicarum: 192, t. 3 B [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In barren woods on the skirts of Liverpool-Plains: A. Cgh.! Maio M. 1825. H.s."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 16 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 158 [secondary reference]

common name: Mouse-and-honey Bush [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 166 [secondary reference]

Byrnes, N.B. (7 May 1981), Notes on the genus Homoranthus. Austrobaileya 1(4): 373 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 121, Fig. 16A [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Myrtaceae - Melaleuca to Pilidostigma. Flora of New South Wales 2: 188-189, pl. 14 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. & Jones, S.R. (30 October 1991), A taxonomic review of Homoranthus and two new species of Darwinia (both Myrtaceae, Chamelaucieae). Australian Systematic Botany 4(3): 520, fig. 2 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: In the barren woods on the skirts of Liverpool Plains, 1825, Cunningham s.n. (W, holo.; K, iso.).

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Homoranthus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 219 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Homoranthus melanostictus Craven & S.R.Jones legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 121, Fig. 16A

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

taxonomic synonym: Darwinia flavescens Schauer nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: NSW

Copeland, L.M., Craven, L.A. & Bruhl, J.J. (21 December 2011), A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Australian Systematic Botany 24(6): 358. 359, Fig. 6 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Homoranthus sp. (Nandewar Range; G.Burrows s.n., NSW228507) [n/a] pro parte misapplication: Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 16 pro parte misapplication: Darwinia virgata (A.Cunn. ex Schauer) F.Muell. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(80): 176

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Darwinia flavescens Schauer nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Homoranthus sp. (Nandewar Range; G.Burrows s.n., NSW228507) [n/a] pro parte misapplication: Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 16 pro parte misapplication: Darwinia virgata (A.Cunn. ex Schauer) F.Muell. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(80): 176

• APC Dist.: NSW

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