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): 16-18, Fig. 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "c. 15km SSE of Seabird, 31°17'S, 115°26'E, 2 Nov. 1988, M.I.H.Brooker 10139 (holo: PERTH; iso: AD, CANB, MEL, NSW)."

• Etymology: "The name refers to the site where the type was collected (Latin petrensis - on a stony site)."

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 104 [secondary reference]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Kleinig, D.A. (2001), Field Guide to Eucalypts Edn. 2, 2 (South-western and southern Australia): 419 [secondary reference]

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

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

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus petrensis Brooker & Kleinig nom. inval.

• APC Comment: Rare hybrids between E. petrensis and E. decipiens have been recorded (Brooker & Hopper, 1993).
• APC Dist.: WA

Nicolle, D. & French, M.E. (18 December 2012), A revision of Eucalyptus ser. Falcatae (Myrtaceae) from south-western Australia, including the description of new taxa and comments on the probable hybrid origin of E. balanites, E. balanopelex and E. phylacis. Nuytsia 22(6): 423-424, Fig. 3 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: "c. 1.5 km south-south-east of Seabird, Western Australia, 2 November 1988, M.I.H. Brooker 10139 (holo: PERTH 01178695; iso: AD, CANB, MEL n.v., NSW image seen)."

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 124, 126-127, photos 1-3 [secondary reference]

French, M. & Nicolle, D. (2019), Eucalypts of Western Australia: The south-west coast and ranges: 160-161 [secondary reference]

common name: limestone mallee [n/a]

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