Gaertner, J. (December 1788), De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 1: 171, t. 34, fig. 4 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ex herbario Banksiano."

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): 522 [secondary reference]

Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1828), Myrtaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 223 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Callistemon rigidus R.Br. legitimate

Don, G. in Loudon, J.C. (1830), Loudon's Hortus Britannicus Edn. 1: 197 [basionym]

basionym of: Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don legitimate

Byrnes, N.B. (14 July 1984), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 1. Austrobaileya 2(1): 75 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Endeavour River, Solander (K, n.v.)."

Byrnes, N.B. (14 July 1984), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 1. Austrobaileya 2(1): 75 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 134 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don legitimate

Byrnes, N.B. (24 July 1986), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 3. Austrobaileya 2(3): 261 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don legitimate

Craven, L.A. (2009), Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) from Australia. Novon 19: 451 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don legitimate

Craven, L.A., Lepschi, B.J. & Cowley, K.J. (29 September 2010), Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) of Western Australia: five new species, three new combinations, one new name and a new state record. Nuytsia 20: 35 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don legitimate

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