Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 167 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Swan River, Drummond."

George, A.S. (14 November 1972), Taxonomic notes on Western Australian species of Pityrodia, Beaufortia and Verticordia. Nuytsia 1(3): 290 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Swan River (Western Australia), Drummond. Holo: K."

George, A.S. (14 November 1972), Taxonomic notes on Western Australian species of Pityrodia, Beaufortia and Verticordia. Nuytsia 1(3): 290 [basionym]

basionym of: Beaufortia incana (Benth.) A.S.George legitimate

Craven, L.A., Edwards, R.D. & Cowley, K.J. (2014), New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Taxon 63(3): 664 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Melaleuca cinerea Craven & R.D.Edwards legitimate

Burbidge, A.A. (1 July 2016), A taxonomic revision of Beaufortia (Myrtaceae: Melaleuceae). Nuytsia 27: 185 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Beaufortia incana (Benth.) A.S.George legitimate

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