Mueller, F.J.H. von (1863), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(22): 130-131 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In virgultis orientem versus a Perongerup Australiae occidentalis. Maxw."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 249 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 58 [secondary reference]

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): 443 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. (1912), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 2(6): 191-194 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 124 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Eucalyptus. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 404 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Mallee [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 241, Fig. 75C-D, Map 262 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Mallee [n/a]

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

common name: Slender Mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 103, 104 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 124 [secondary reference]

French, M. & Nicolle, D. (2019), Eucalypts of Western Australia: The south-west coast and ranges: 152-153 [secondary reference]

• Type: "East of Prongurup Range, WA, G.Maxwell s.n. (holo: MEL; iso: K, NSW)."

common name: slender mallee [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Latin decurvus (bent back or downwards), presumably referring to its down-curved (pendulous) buds and fruits."

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