Lang, P.J. & Brooker, M.I.H. (21 September 1990), Two new mallee species from South Australia in Eucalyptus L'Herit. series Rufispermae Maiden. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 13: 65 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "25.v.1986, M.I.H.Brooker 9326 and D.Kleinig, track E of Devil''s Peak, south of Quorn, South Australia, 32°27''S 138°01'' (holo: AD, iso: CANB,NSW)."

Nicolle, D. (1997), Eucalypts of South Australia: 102-103 [secondary reference]

common name: Rib-capped Mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H., Connors, J.R. & Slee, A.V. (2000), EUCLID: Eucalypts of south-eastern Australia Edn. Revised: - [secondary reference]

common name: Devil's Peak mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 111 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Devil's Peak mallee [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Eucalyptus dumosa A.Cunn. ex J.Oxley legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 921

• APC Dist.: SA

Nicolle, D. (2013), Native eucalypts of South Australia: 134-135 [secondary reference]

common name: Devils peak Mallee [n/a] common name: Rib-capped Mallee [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Latin per meaning 'very' and costatus meaning 'ribbed', referring to the strongly ribbed opercula of the buds.

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