Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 539 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 161 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 105 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Styphelia Sm. legitimate

Drude, C.G.O. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (December 1889), Epacridaceae. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien IV, 1(38): 78 [basionym]

basionym of: Styphelia sect. Melichrus (R.Br.) Drude legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 242 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 295 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 63, 198 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From the Greek melichroos (honey-coloured)

Paterson, B.R. (1958), Revision of the genus Melichrus R.Br. (Epacridaceae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 82: 303-313 [secondary reference]

• Type: Melichrus procumbens (Cav.) Druce

taxonomic synonym: Vintenatia Cav. orth. var.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 338 [secondary reference]

Sleumer, H.O. (1964), Florae Malesianae Precursores XXXVII. Materials towards the knowledge of the Epacridaceae mainly in Asia, Malaysia and the Pacific. Blumea 12(1): 145 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 296-298 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 113 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Epacridaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 251-252 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 415 [secondary reference]

Albrecht, D.E. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Epacridaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 477 [secondary reference]

Stevens, P.F. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Ericaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 179 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 535 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Styphelia sect. Melichrus (R.Br.) Drude legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gen. nov. (aff. Melichrus) [n/a] pro parte taxonomic synonym: Vintenatia Cav. orth. var. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Ventenatia Cav. nom. rej. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Styphelia sect. Ventenatia (Cav.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

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