Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1899), Notes from the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. No. 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(4): 775, t. xxviii. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Southern edge of King's Table-land, Blue Mountains, N.S.W. Not rare on the sandstone cliffs descending into the Cox River or Burragorang Valley (J.H. Maiden and W. Forsyth, October, 1898)." "Holotype: New South Wales: Central Tablelands: Southern edge of Kings Tableland, Blue Mountains, J.H.Maiden & W.Forsyth,Sept 1898 (NSW)." (ref. I.R.H.Telford Telopea 5(1) (1992) 234.)

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 246 [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: 343 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 113 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 412 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R.H. (30 September 1992), Budawangia and Rupicola, new and revised genera of Epacridaceae. Telopea 5(1): 234 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW

Quinn, C.J., Crowden, R.K., Brown, E.A., Southam, M.J., Thornhill, A.H. & Crayn, D.M. (10 September 2015), A reappraisal of the generic concepts of Epacris, Rupicola and Budawangia (Ericaceae, Epacridoideae, Epacrideae) based on phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular data. Australian Systematic Botany 28(1): 72 [basionym]

basionym of: Epacris sprengelioides (Maiden & Betche) E.A.Br. legitimate

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