Maiden, J.H. (1919), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 4(8): 209, pl. 157 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mount Anderson, Grant Range (W.V.F.). In sandy soil overlying sandstone. Extends to the desert country south of the Fitzroy River."

• Etymology: "The specific name was given in honour of Mr. R. C. Clifton, Under Secretary for Lands, Western Australia."

Blake, S.T. (1953), Botanical contributions of the Northern Australia Regional Survey. I. Studies on northern Australian species of Eucalyptus. Australian Journal of Botany 1(2): 253-254 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 251 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Eucalyptus. Flora of Central Australia: 239, Fig. 284 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 124 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 54 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 80 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus pyrophora Benth. legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 515 [secondary reference]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Kleinig, D.A. (1994), Field Guide to Eucalypts Edn. 1, 3 (Northern Australia): 91 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus pontis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr legitimate

Hill, K.D. & Johnson, L.A.S. (13 December 1995), Systematic studies in the eucalypts. 7. A revision of the bloodwoods, genus Corymbia (Myrtaceae). Telopea 6(2-3): 337 [basionym]

basionym of: Corymbia cliftoniana (W.Fitzg.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 88 [secondary reference]

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (2006), EUCLID Edn. 3: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Corymbia cliftoniana (W.Fitzg.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Corymbia cliftoniana (W.Fitzg.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

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