Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Epacrideae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 316 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad sinum regis Georgii, Dec. 1840 et in Australia occidentali. Herb. Preiss. No. 380 et 400."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(42): 32 [basionym]

basionym of: Styphelia oppositifolia (Sond.) F.Muell. legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 196 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia oppositifolia (Sond.) F.Muell. legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 474 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 138 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 239 [secondary reference]

Hislop, M. (17 December 2009), New taxa in the Leucopogon gracilis group (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae). Nuytsia 19(2): 219-220 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: here designated, L. Preiss 400: MEL 78367).

nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia oppositifolia (Sond.) F.Muell. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Leucopogon oppositifolius Sond. var. oppositifolius legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia oppositifolia (Sond.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon oppositifolius var. pubescens Sond. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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