Lindley, J. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 277 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 141 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 55 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 2: 4 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. legitimate

Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 92 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 242 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtoleucodendron trichostachyum (Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 409 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca linophylla F.Muell. legitimate

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1010 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 233 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Melaleuca linophylla F.Muell. legitimate by Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 92

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 515 [secondary reference]

common name: River Paper-bark [n/a]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Myrtaceae (most, not Eucalyptus). Flora of Central Australia: 255, Fig. 335A [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 168 [secondary reference]

Byrnes, N.B. (29 August 1985), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 2. Austrobaileya 2(2): 132 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 140 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Myrtaceae - Melaleuca to Pilidostigma. Flora of New South Wales 2: 176 [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): 910 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron trichostachyum (Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Melaleuca. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 201 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 246 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron trichostachyum (Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate misapplication: Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. legitimate by Carrick, J. & Chorney, K. (25 June 1979), A review of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(5): 298-300

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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

misapplied to: Melaleuca dissitiflora F.Muell. legitimate by Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 92

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