Endlicher, S.F.L. (1834), Atakta Botanika 3: 20, t. XVIII. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ferd. Bauer Illustr. pl. Nov. Holland. t. 1147. Crescit in Novae Hollandiae borealis insulis. (Ferd. Bauer.)"

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 279 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 59 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 207 [secondary reference]

Anonymous in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition in Arnhem Land, 1928. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 324 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 251 [secondary reference]

Scott, A.J. (1978), A new species of Myrtella (Myrtaceae) from Australia and a synopsis of the genus. Kew Bulletin 33(2): 300 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtella retusa (Endl.) A.J.Scott legitimate

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 175 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Myrtella retusa (Endl.) A.J.Scott legitimate

Snow, N. & Guymer, G.P. (25 January 1999), Systematic and cladistic studies of Myrtella F.Muell. and Lithomyrtus F.Muell. (Myrtaceae). Austrobaileya 5(2): 198 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithomyrtus retusa (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer legitimate

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