Maiden, J.H. & Blakely, W.F. (21 December 1925), Descriptions of sixteen new species of Eucalyptus. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 59: 183-184 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Only known at present from Western Australia. Desmond, near Ravensthorpe, near Hopetoun, in sandy, stony soil, on rising ground or ridges (C.A. Gardner, No. 2183, May, 1924)."

Maiden, J.H. (1928), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 7(9): 425-426, pl. 283 [secondary reference]

Pryor, L.D. (1981), Australian Endangered Species: Eucalypts: - [secondary reference]

common name: Desmond Mallee [n/a]

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

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 228, 230, Fig. 72M-N, Map 243 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 112, 138 [secondary reference]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Hopper, S.D. (20 December 1991), A taxonomic revision of Eucalyptus wandoo, E. redunca and allied species (Eucalyptus series Levispermae Maiden - Myrtaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 8(1): 175-176, Figs 11b, 98 (and map), 99-100 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: WA

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

common name: Desmond mallee [n/a]

French, M. & Nicolle, D. (2019), Eucalypts of Western Australia: The south-west coast and ranges: 148-149 [secondary reference]

common name: Desmond mallee [n/a]

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