Lindley, J. (1 November 1839), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: viii. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 154 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca ornata Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca endlicheriana Schauer legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 56 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 241 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtoleucodendron seriatum (Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate

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: 418 [secondary reference]

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): 902-903 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here chosen): Western Australia: Swan River, Mangles s.n. (CGE, lecto).

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron seriatum (Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca ornata Schauer legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Metrosideros sororia Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca ornata Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myrtoleucodendron seriatum (Lindl.) Kuntze 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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