Salisbury, R.A. (1796), Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton Vigentium: 352 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sponte namcentem juxta Port Jackson, legit Dav. Burton."

• Comment: nom. illeg. as Metrosideros nodosa Gaertner is cited in synonymy.

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 523 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 134 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca thymifolia Sm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. legitimate

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