Brooker, M.I.H. & Hopper, S.D. (11 June 1993), New series, subseries, species and subspecies of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from Western Australia and from South Australia. Nuytsia 9(1): 10-11, Fig. 4 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "31.7km N of Coolimba on Cliff Head Road, 29°. 33'S, 114°. 58'. E, 2 Nov. 1986, M.I.H.Brooker 9560 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, NSW)."

• Etymology: "The name refers to the dark, rough bark (Greek zopheros - dusky and phloia - bark)."

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

common name: Blackbutt 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): 101 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Blackbutt mallee [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus zopherophloia Brooker & Hopper nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA

French, M. & Nicolle, D. (2019), Eucalypts of Western Australia: The south-west coast and ranges: 48-49 [secondary reference]

common name: blackbutt mallee [n/a]

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