Cavanilles, A.J. (1797), Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 4(1): 19, t. 333 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in Nova Hollandia prope portum Jackson"

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 527 [secondary reference]

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (3 September 1814), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 3(2): 685 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Metrosideros coriacea Poir. nom. illeg.

Blake, S.T. (1958), New and critical genera and species of Myrtaceae, subfamily Leptospermoideae, from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 69(7): 76 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 143 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake legitimate

Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (21 December 1999), Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6): 899 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake legitimate

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