Gardner, C.A. (1929), Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, VII. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 14: 81, t. III M-O [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in distr. Irwin a Watheroo septentrionem versus, fl. m. Sept.–Oct. (H. Steedman, Septem. 1926.)"

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

Cowley, K.J., Quinn, F.C., Barlow, B.A. & Craven, L.A. (17 August 1990), Contributions to a revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10. Australian Systematic Botany 3(2): 172 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: (here chosen): Western Australia: 8 km N of Coorow on Midland Road, Craven & Chapman 6927, 4.x.1981 (CANB 372018).

Cowley, K.J., Quinn, F.C., Barlow, B.A. & Craven, L.A. (17 August 1990), Contributions to a revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10. Australian Systematic Botany 3(2): 172 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca fulgens subsp. steedmanii (C.A.Gardner) K.J.Cowley legitimate

Cowley, K.J., Quinn, F.C., Barlow, B.A. & Craven, L.A. (17 August 1990), Contributions to a revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10. Australian Systematic Botany 3(2): 171 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca fulgens R.Br. legitimate

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): 877 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca fulgens subsp. steedmanii (C.A.Gardner) K.J.Cowley legitimate

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