Deane, H. & Maiden, J.H. (7 April 1900), Observations on the eucalypts of New South Wales, Part VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 24(4): 614-615, pl. xlix [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Wallerawang (H.D.); Rydal (J.H.M.); Jenolan Caves (W. Blakely); near Orange, on the Cadia–road, which remains its most western locality at present (R. H. Cambage); Rockley and Burraga (R.H.C.). It has not been recorded north of Sydney, and its southern localities are Nimbo Station, head of the Queanbeyan River; also Crookwell (H.D.) and Fagan''s Creek, Braidwood district (Mr. W. Bäuerlen, communicated by Mr. R.T. Baker)."

common name: Black Gum [n/a] common name: Messmate [n/a] common name: Sally [n/a] common name: Flooded Gum [n/a] common name: Peppermint [n/a]

• Etymology: "Fruits.—Hemispherical in shape and sometimes, owing to the shortening of the stalklets, so clustered together as to form a dense head, hence the specific name..."

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 136 [secondary reference]

common name: Black Gum [n/a]

Maiden, J.H. (1916), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 3(5): 85-87, 100, pl. 104 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Wallerawang, N.S.W. (J.H.M.)"

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus rodwayi R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (1923), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 6(7): 354-356, pl. 235 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. (1928), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 7(9): 427-428, pl. 283 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus rydalensis R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 209 [secondary reference]

common name: Swamp Peppermint [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 275, 284, 287 [secondary reference]

common name: Black Gum [n/a]

Floyd, A.G. (1978), Forestry Commission of New South Wales Research Note 35: 108-109 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 156 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 337, Fig. 93E-F, Map 415 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus rydalensis R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. legitimate common name: Black Gum [n/a]

• APC Comment: Hybrids are recorded between E. rubida subsp. rubida and E. aggregata (Hill & Johnson, 1991).
• APC Dist.: NSW (native and naturalised), ACT, Vic

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Flora of New South Wales 2: 102-103 [secondary reference]

common name: Black Gum [n/a]

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

common name: Black Gum [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Slee, A.V. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Eucalyptus. Flora of Victoria 3: 965, Fig. 196g [secondary reference]

common name: Black Gum [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 112 [secondary reference]

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Eucalyptus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 122 [secondary reference]

common name: Black Gum [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus rydalensis R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. legitimate common name: Black gum [n/a]

Bean, A.R. (11 November 2010), Typification of some names in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), Part 3. Telopea 12(4): 512 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): New South Wales. Wallerawang, H. Deane s.n., October 1886 (NSW313030; isolecto NSW313029).

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 57 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Eucalyptus rodwayi R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 209

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Eucalyptus rodwayi R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 209

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