Mueller, F.J.H. von (1 November 1858), Monograph of the Eucalypti of tropical Australia, with an arrangement for the use of colonists according to the structure of the bark. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3(10): 92 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In vallibus graminosis fluminis McArthur originem versus. Anth. Aug., Sept."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 243 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus alba Reinw. ex Blume legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (1916), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 3(5): 92 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus alba Reinw. ex Blume legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (1929), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 8(2): 103-104 [secondary reference]

Blake, S.T. (1953), Botanical contributions of the Northern Australia Regional Survey. I. Studies on northern Australian species of Eucalyptus. Australian Journal of Botany 1(2): 295-298 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "McArthur River, F.Mueller (K, photographs in NSW)"

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus spenceriana Maiden legitimate

Bateman, W. & Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Some ecological and systematic notes on the vegetation near Mt. Marumba in the centre of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 329 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 268 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus spenceriana Maiden legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 251 [secondary reference]

Hall, N. & Brooker, M.I.H. (1973), Forest Tree Series 120: - [secondary reference]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Dunlop, C.R. (December 1978), Three new species of Eucalyptus and notes on E. tectifica F. Muell. in the Northern Territory. Australian Forest Research 8(3/4): 216-217 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 127 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus spenceriana Maiden legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 55 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 378, Fig. 99J-K, Map 484 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus spenceriana Maiden legitimate common name: Darwin Box [n/a]

• APC Comment: Euclid (2006) treats E. costuligera as a synonym of this species.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 526, Fig. 159F [secondary reference]

common name: Darwin Box [n/a]

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

common name: Macarthur River Box [n/a] common name: Grey Box [n/a] common name: Darwin Box [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 168, Fig. 53 [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 144-145 [secondary reference]

common name: Darwin Box [n/a] common name: Grey Box [n/a]

• Vernacular: ngarrban (Yawuru)

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 118 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus spenceriana Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus costuligera L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus spenceriana Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus spencerana J.W.Green orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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