Mueller, F.J.H. von (1855), Description of fifty new Australian plants, chiefly from the colony of Victoria. Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science 1: 35 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In the desert on the Murray River, where it forms the Mallee Scrub together with E. dumosa, santalifolia and other species."

Miquel, F.A.W. (1856), Stirpes Novo-Hollandas a Ferd Mullero collectas determinavit. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4(1): 124 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus perforata Miq. nom. inval., pro syn.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 211 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus fruticetorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 57 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 4 [secondary reference]

Baker, R.T. (1900), On some new species of Eucalyptus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 316 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus viridis R.T.Baker legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (1902), On Eucalyptus calycogona, Turcz. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27(2): 223 [basionym]

basionym of: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (July 1903), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 1(3): 79 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 438 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 140 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 193 [secondary reference]

common name: White Mallee [n/a] common name: Red Mallee [n/a]

Maiden, J.H. (7 April 1919), Notes on Eucalyptus, No. VI. (with descriptions of two new species, in co-operation with Mr. R. H. Cambage). Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 52: 488-489 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (1920), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 4(9): 262-267 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. breviflora Benth. legitimate

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 309 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 307 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus calycogona Turcz. legitimate

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 423 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Mallee [n/a]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 423 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus calycogona Turcz. legitimate

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1019 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 623, Figs 817, 832 [secondary reference]

common name: White Mallee [n/a] common name: Red Mallee [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 622 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus calycogona Turcz. legitimate

Willis, J.H. (15 July 1967), Typification of eight Victorian species names in Eucalyptus. Muelleria 1(3): 166 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Murray Scrub, South Australia. F. Mueller, Dec. 1848 (MEL n. 10391)."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 530-531, Fig. 57i [secondary reference]

common name: Morrel [n/a] common name: Kong Mallee [n/a] common name: Red Mallee [n/a] common name: Mallee Gum [n/a] common name: Snap and Rattle [n/a] common name: White Mallee [n/a] common name: Yorrell [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 159 [secondary reference]

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

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 278, Fig. 83, Map 319 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. breviflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. viminea Blakely legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. erecta Blakely legitimate common name: Yorrell [n/a] common name: Red Mallee [n/a] common name: Snap-and-rattle [n/a]

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Flora of New South Wales 2: 96 [secondary reference]

common name: Snap and Rattle [n/a]

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

common name: Yorrell [n/a] common name: Yorell Mallee [n/a] common name: White Mallee [n/a] common name: Snap and rattle [n/a] common name: Red Mallee [n/a] common name: Mallee [n/a] common name: Kong Mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Slee, A.V. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Eucalyptus. Flora of Victoria 3: 956, Fig. 194d [secondary reference]

common name: Yorrel [n/a]

Nicolle, D. (1997), Eucalypts of South Australia: 68-69 [secondary reference]

common name: White Mallee [n/a] common name: Yorrell [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Kleinig, D.A. (1999), Field Guide to Eucalypts Edn. 2, 1 (South-eastern Australia): 115-116 [secondary reference]

common name: Square Fruited Mallee [n/a] common name: White mallee [n/a] common name: Yorrell [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 109 [secondary reference]

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Eucalyptus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 115 [secondary reference]

common name: Snap and Rattle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. breviflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. viminea Blakely legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. erecta Blakely legitimate common name: White mallee [n/a] common name: Yorrel [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis F.Muell. var. gracilis legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus calycogona var. gracilis (F.Muell.) Maiden legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis F.Muell. subsp. gracilis nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. breviflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. viminea Blakely legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus gracilis var. erecta Blakely legitimate

• APC Comment: Jacobs & Pickard, Pl. New South Wales used the combination E. gracilis subsp. gracilis without recognising any other subspecies, and none have been described by others.
• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, Vic

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

common name: Yorrell [n/a] common name: White Mallee [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Latin gracilis meaning 'slender' , referring to the often graceful and slender habit of the species."

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