Rule, K. (28 July 2009), Eucalyptus arcana (Myrtaceae), a new combination for a former subspecies of Eucalyptus splendens and notes on a population of scentbark occurring near Moonlight Head in south-west Victoria. Muelleria 27(2): 230-232 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Eucalyptus splendens subsp. arcana D.Nicolle & Brooker legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus splendens subsp. arcana D.Nicolle & Brooker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Carpenter Rocks [n/a]

• APC Dist.: SA

Nicolle, D. (2013), Native eucalypts of South Australia: 152-153 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus splendens subsp. arcana D.Nicolle & Brooker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Carpenter Rocks [n/a] common name: Carpenter Rocks Gum [n/a] common name: Mallee Manna Gum [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Latin arcanus meaning 'mysterious and secret', referring to the species being hidden in dense scrub at the type location.

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