Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 541 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 6262a).

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 176 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 105 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Styphelia Sm. legitimate

Drude, C.G.O. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (December 1889), Epacridaceae. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien IV, 1(38): 78 [basionym]

basionym of: Styphelia subg. Leucopogon (R.Br.) Drude legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 466-470 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 243-245 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 295 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 65-67, 196 [secondary reference]

common name: White Beards [n/a]

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 165 [basionym]

basionym of: Styphelia sect. Leucopogon (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 400 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 447 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek leukos, white; pogon, beard: alluding to the white-bearded corolla-lobes."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 668-669 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 339 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 434-435 [secondary reference]

Sleumer, H.O. (1964), Florae Malesianae Precursores XXXVII. Materials towards the knowledge of the Epacridaceae mainly in Asia, Malaysia and the Pacific. Blumea 12(1): 145, 146 [secondary reference]

• Type: Leucopogon lanceolatus R.Br.

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 294-296 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 212 [secondary reference]

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 3: 1293 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Perojoa Cav. nom. rej.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 478 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Epacridaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 271 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 112 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Epacridaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 255-256 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Epacridaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 183-184 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (21 July 1990), Notes on Leucopogon R.Br. (Epacridaceae) in Queensland. Austrobaileya 3(2): 265-271 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 422-433 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Axonanthus J.M.Powell nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Gynoconus J.M.Powell nom. inval., pro syn.

Powell, J.M. & Robertson, G. (1 April 1993), New species and subspecies of Leucopogon (Epacridaceae) in New South Wales. Telopea 5(2): - [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 144-145 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M., Walsh, N.G., & Brown, E.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Leucopogon. Flora of Victoria 3: 494-496 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Choristemon H.B.Will. legitimate

Weiller, C.M. (13 September 1996), Planocarpa (Epacridaceae), a New Generic Name. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 510 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Planocarpa C.M.Weiller legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 596 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 165 [secondary reference]

Dawson, J.W. & Heenan, P.B. (2004), Morphological variation of the Leucopogon fraseri complex (Ericaceae: Styphelieae) in New Zealand, and recognition of a new species, L. nanum. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42(4): 556 [secondary reference]

Stevens, P.F. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Ericaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 179 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 486 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia subg. Leucopogon (R.Br.) Drude legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia sect. Leucopogon (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Perojoa Cav. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Peroa Pers. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Phanerandra Stschegl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sect. Perojoa (Cav.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Styphelia sect. Perojoa (Cav.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Choristemon H.B.Will. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Axonanthus J.M.Powell nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Gynoconus J.M.Powell nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Crayn, D.M., Hislop, M. & Puente-Lelièvre, C. (5 February 2020), A phylogenetic recircumscription of Styphelia (Ericaceae, Epacridoideae, Styphelieae). Australian Systematic Botany 33(2): 141 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Styphelia Sm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia subg. Leucopogon (R.Br.) Drude legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia sect. Leucopogon (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Perojoa Cav. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Peroa Pers. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sect. Perojoa (Cav.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Styphelia sect. Perojoa (Cav.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Styphelia subsect. Perojoa (Cav.) Maiden & Betche legitimate taxonomic synonym: Choristemon H.B.Will. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gynoconus J.M.Powell nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Axonanthus J.M.Powell nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Styphelia Sm. legitimate

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