Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 170 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Melaleuca empetrifolia Rchb. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Beaufortia empetrifolia (Rchb.) Schauer legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca empetrifolia Rchb. legitimate

Burbidge, A.A. (1 July 2016), A taxonomic revision of Beaufortia (Myrtaceae: Melaleuceae). Nuytsia 27: 182 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Beaufortia empetrifolia (Rchb.) Schauer legitimate

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