Blakely, W.F. (23 December 1936), Descriptions of three new species and one variety of Eucalyptus of the Elder and Horn expeditions, the "White-wash gum" of central Australia, and the re-discovery of Eucalyptus orbifolia F. v. M. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 60: 153-154 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Western Australia – The following specimens were collected on the Elder Exploring Expedition by R. Helms. ... Vicinity of Queen Victoria Spring, Camp 60, "30 to 40 feet high; sand formation, 24/9/1891." The Type."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 632 [secondary reference]

common name: Marble Gum [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 242 [secondary reference]

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 81: - [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Eucalyptus. Flora of Central Australia: 239, Fig. 285 [secondary reference]

common name: Marble gum [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 125 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 54 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 113, Figs 7, 49O-P, Map 72 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Marble Gum [n/a] common name: Desert Gum [n/a] common name: Baarla [n/a]

Nicolle, D. (1997), Eucalypts of South Australia: 16-17 [secondary reference]

common name: Baarla [n/a] common name: Marble Gum [n/a]

Hill, K.D. & Johnson, L.A.S. (29 May 1998), Systematic studies in the Eucalypts 8. A review of the Eudesmioid eucalypts, Eucalyptus subgenus Eudesmia. Telopea 7(4): 382 [secondary reference]

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 91 [secondary reference]

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 171 (photo, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Bara Gum [n/a] common name: Desert Gum [n/a] common name: Marble Gum [n/a]

• Etymology: With knob-like fruits.

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

common name: Marble gum [n/a] common name: Baarla [n/a]

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

misapplication: Eucalyptus eudesmioides F.Muell. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 632

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA

Nicolle, D. (2013), Native eucalypts of South Australia: 28-29 [secondary reference]

common name: Marble Gum [n/a] common name: Desert Gum [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Greek gongylos meaning 'round' and carpos meaning 'fruit', referring to its distinctively spherical fruits.

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