Baker, R.T. (1901), On some new species of Eucalyptus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25(4): 692-694, t. xlvi, figs 7-8 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "West Wyalong (R.H. Cambage, L.S.)."

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Maiden, J.H. (1910), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 2(1): 41 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus fruticetorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 322-325, Pl. CLVIII [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Grimwade, R. (1930), An anthography of the eucalypts Edn. 2: pl. 40 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 621 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus odorata var. angustifolia Blakely legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 236 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus odorata var. angustifolia Blakely legitimate

Hall, N. (1970), Forest Tree Series 5: [unnumbered page] [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 531-532, Fig. 57l [secondary reference]

common name: Blue-leaved Mallee [n/a] common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 162 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 402, Fig. 104A-B, Map 516 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Eucalyptus fruticetorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate by Blakely, W.F. (1934), A Key to the Eucalypts: 228 common name: Blue-leaved Mallee [n/a]

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Flora of New South Wales 2: 117-118 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Blue leaved Mallee [n/a] common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Slee, A.V. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Eucalyptus. Flora of Victoria 3: 984-985, Fig. 210e [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Nicolle, D. (1997), Eucalypts of South Australia: 166-167 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue-leaved Mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H., Connors, J.R. & Slee, A.V. (2000), EUCLID: Eucalypts of south-eastern Australia Edn. Revised: - [secondary reference]

common name: Blue-leaved mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 119 [secondary reference]

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Eucalyptus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 139 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Mallee [n/a]

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (2006), EUCLID Edn. 3: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Eucalyptus fruticetorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate by Blakely, W.F. (1934), A Key to the Eucalypts: 228 common name: Blue-leaved mallee [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Eucalyptus fruticetorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate by Blakely, W.F. (1934), A Key to the Eucalypts: 228

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Eucalyptus odorata Behr legitimate by Nicolle, D. (1997), Eucalypts of South Australia: 166-167

Nicolle, D. (2013), Native eucalypts of South Australia: 190-191 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Y [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus illucens L.A.S.Johnson manuscript name taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Flinders Ranges (D.Nicolle 562) D.Nicolle [n/a] common name: blue mallee [n/a] common name: Flinders Ranges mallee box [n/a] common name: Mallee Box [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Greek poly meaning 'many' and bractea meaning 'bracts', referring to the numerous bracts around the buds at an early stage of their development, common to many eucalypt species.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Eucalyptus odorata Behr legitimate by Nicolle, D. (1997), Eucalypts of South Australia: 166-167

Rule, K. (2 October 2018), Eucalyptus wimmerensis revisited and notes on the morphologies and taxonomies of five Victorian mallee-boxes. Muelleria 37: 54-55 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Eucalyptus fruticetorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate by Blakely, W.F. (1934), A Key to the Eucalypts: 228

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