Scott, A.J. (1984), Two new species of Myrtaceae from New Guinea. Kew Bulletin 39(3): 659 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New Guinea, Western District, Pullen 7510 (holotypus K; isotypus L)." [Kwinia Ck, near Ellangowan Is., middle Fly R., Papua, 21 Oct 1967, R.Pullen 7510 (holo: K; iso: BRI,G,L) (ref. G.P.Guymer, Austrobaileya 2(5) (1988) 569).]

Guymer, G.P. (5 October 1988), A new species of Backhousia Hook. & Harvey (Myrtaceae) from Queensland and a reappraisal of Backhousia floribunda A.J.Scott. Austrobaileya 2(5): 569 [basionym]

basionym of: Austromyrtus floribunda (A.J.Scott) Guymer legitimate

Snow, N., Guymer, G.P. & Sawvel, G. (19 May 2003), Systematics of Austromyrtus, Lenwebbia, and the Australian species of Gossia (Myrtaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 65: 72 [basionym]

basionym of: Gossia floribunda (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gossia floribunda (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gossia floribunda (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer legitimate

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