Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1800), Relation du Voyage a la Recherche de la Perouse 2: 211, t. 40 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Dracophyllum verticillatum Labill.

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 556 [secondary reference]

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (3 July 1812), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 2(2): 556 [basionym]

basionym of: Epacris sect. Dracophyllum (Labill.) Poir. legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 261 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sphenotoma (R.Br.) Sweet legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 109 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Epacris J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. nom. rej.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 296 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 59-60 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From the Greek drakon (a dragon) and phyllon (a leaf).

Oliver, W.R.B. (1929), Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59: 678-714 [secondary reference]

Oliver, W.R.B. (1952), Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 80: 1-17 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 344 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 461 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 477, 478 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 111 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 402-403 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 145 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 165 [secondary reference]

Stevens, P.F. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), Ericaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 177 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 288 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris sect. Dracophyllum (Labill.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epachris sect. Dracophyllum Poir. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Dacryanthus (Endl.) Spach legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum sect. Dacryanthus Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum sect. Eudracophyllum Endl. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum subg. Eudracophyllum W.R.B.Oliv. nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI, Tas

Venter, S. (4 January 2021), A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 34: 7-8 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Richea R.Br. nom. cons.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris sect. Dracophyllum (Labill.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cystanthe R.Br. sect. Cystanthe legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Richea R.Br. sect. Richea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cystanthe R.Br. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Richea R.Br. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Epachris sect. Dracophyllum Poir. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Pilitis Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dacryanthus (Endl.) Spach legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum sect. Dacryanthus Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum sect. Eudracophyllum Endl. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Cystanthe sect. Lobanthera F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cystanthe sect. Atomanthera F.Muell. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Cystanthe sect. Pilitis (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Richea sect. Dracophylloides Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Richea sect. Cystanthe (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cystenthe F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Cyrtanthe T.Durand & B.D.Jacks. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum subg. Eudracophyllum W.R.B.Oliv. nom. inval.

• APC Comment: Richea is recognised as a distinct taxon in Tas.
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas

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