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

• Type: "(D.) v.v. sine flor."

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 657 [basionym]

basionym of: Styphelia affinis (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 185 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leucopogon lanceolatus R.Br. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

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

nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia affinis (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Styphelia lanceolata Sm. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon lanceolatus R.Br. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon lanceolatum Ross orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon cunninghami DC. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon cunninghamii R.Br. ex DC. legitimate misapplication: Styphelia australis (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate by Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 80 misapplication: Leucopogon australis R.Br. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 669, Fig. 926

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 39, 41 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Styphelia lanceolata Sm. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon richei var. γ Hook.f. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Styphelia affinis (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

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