Schauer, J.C. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1844), Myrtaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 137 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In clivulis arenosis I. calcareis ad oras maris pr. Freemantle, Junio 1839. Herb. Preiss. No. 263. – J. Drummond!"

• Comment: nom. illeg., non (Colla) G.Don (1832)

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 160-161 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 56 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 241 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtoleucodendron acerosum (Schauer) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 129 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 414 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (21 December 1999), Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6): 907 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Lectotypus (here chosen): Western Australia: near Fremantle, 25 Jun. 1839, Preiss 263 (LD, lecto; B, BR, C, FI (photo seen only), G, K, L, MEL, NY, P, W, isolecto)."

Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (21 December 1999), Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6): 907 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Melaleuca systena Craven legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca systena Craven legitimate

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: 128 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca systena Craven legitimate

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