Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1852), Icones Plantarum 9: t. 852 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South western Australia, discovered between the Swan River and King George's Sound, Drummond."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 96 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 54 [secondary reference]

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): 420-421 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 121 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. (2 June 2009), A reduced circumscription of Balaustion and description of the new genus Cheyniana (Myrtaceae : Chamelaucieae). Nuytsia 19(1): 140-141, Figs 1, 3A APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Punicella carinata Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cheynia pulchella J.Drumm. ex Harv. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Rye, B.L. (7 July 2022), An expanded circumscription and revision of the Western Australian genus Balaustion (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). Nuytsia 33: 162-165, Figs 2, 3 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Type: S.W. Australia, 1850 [south-west of Western Australia, 1847–1849], J. Drummond coll. 5 suppl.: 26 (lecto, here designated (or possible holo): K 000355362; isolecto: BM 000793705, G 00227446, K 000355360 & 000355361, KW photo seen)."

taxonomic synonym: Punicella carinata Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cheynia pulchella J.Drumm. ex Harv. legitimate common name: Native Pomegranate [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Latin superlative of pulcher (beautiful), i.e. very beautiful or most beautiful."

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