Brooker, M.I.H. & Hopper, S.D. (20 December 1991), A taxonomic revision of Eucalyptus wandoo, E. redunca and allied species (Eucalyptus series Levispermae Maiden - Myrtaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 8(1): 149, Figs 83 (map), 84, 85, 86, 87 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "32.7 km along East Road towards Lake Magenta, Western Australia, 33°29''S 118°56''E, 14 Jan. 1985, M.I.H.Brooker 8778 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, MEL, NSW)."

• Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the dense crown (Latin densus, dense)."

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Dwarf Blue 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): 103 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

French, M. & Nicolle, D. (2019), Eucalypts of Western Australia: The south-west coast and ranges: 138-139 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus densa Brooker & Hopper subsp. densa legitimate common name: narrow-leaved blue mallet [n/a]

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 10 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus densa Brooker & Hopper subsp. densa legitimate

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