Schauer, J.C. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1844), Myrtaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 143 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In uliginosis silvae circa vicum Perth, Maio 1840 alabastrigera. Herb. Preiss. No. 265. – J. Drummond!"

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 145 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca pubescens Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca curvifolia Schltdl. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 188 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1011 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca parviflora var. pubescens (Schauer) Domin legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1968), A revision of Melaleuca leucadendron and its allies (Myrtaceae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 1: 64 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Lectotype coll., Preiss 265."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 130 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 416-417 [secondary reference]

common name: Moonah [n/a]

Barlow, B.A. & Cowley, K.J. (1988), Contributions to a Revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 4-6. Australian Systematic Botany 1(2): 116 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 104 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Preiss Paperbark [n/a]

Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (21 December 1999), Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6): 898 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 716 [secondary reference]

common name: Modong [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca preissiana Schauer var. preissiana legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 128 [secondary reference]

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