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

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

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 secunda (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 631 [basionym]

basionym of: Prionotes secunda (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 262 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris secunda (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Prionotes secunda (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 241 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 60, 195 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1055 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris secunda (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Prionotes secunda (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Oliver, W.R.B. (1929), Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59: 707-708 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Prionotes secunda (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Oliver, W.R.B. (1952), Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 80: 14 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Haptotype from Port Jackson, R.Brown, in Melbourne Herbarium."

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]

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: 403, pl.19 [secondary reference]

Brown, E.A. & Streiber, N. (16 December 1999), Systematic studies in Dracophyllum (Epacridaceae) 2. New species of Dracophyllum in New South Wales. Telopea 8(3): 399 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris secunda (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Prionotes secunda (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum secundum f. rubrorosea Domin legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris secunda (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Prionotes secunda (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dracophyllum secundum R.Br. f. secundum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum secundum f. rubrorosea Domin legitimate

• APC Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 1129 (1991) stated that Poiret did not validly make the combination Epacris secunda (R.Br.) Poir. However, under Article 33.1 of the 2006 (Vienna) edition of the ICBN, this name is considered to be validly published.
• APC Dist.: NSW

Venter, S. (4 January 2021), A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 34: 58-63, Figs 51, 52, 53 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: "Australia. Eastern New South Wales, Port Jackson. 18 July 1802. R. Brown s.n. [Bennett 2,805] (lecto: MEL 2064414!; isolecto: BM 577, 617!, BM 577,619!, K000349838, P00760781, P00760783)."

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris secunda (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Prionotes secunda (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dracophyllum secundum R.Br. f. secundum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracophyllum secundum f. rubrorosea Domin legitimate

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