Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 550 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v"

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 240 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Epacris rivularis Sieber ex Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris auriculata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris pedicellata DC. legitimate misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Sims, J. (1809), Botanical Magazine 29: t. 1170 misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Loddiges, C. in Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1818), The Botanical Cabinet 2: t. 194

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 86 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 108 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 122 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Epacris gunnii Hook.f. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 246 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 296 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 54, 56, Plate XX, 195 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 451 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1053-1054 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Epacris rivularis Sieber ex Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris auriculata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris pedicellata DC. legitimate misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Sims, J. (1809), Botanical Magazine 29: t. 1170 misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Loddiges, C. in Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1818), The Botanical Cabinet 2: t. 194

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 343 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 298 [secondary reference]

common name: Coral Heath [n/a]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 338 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Epacris walteri Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris maidenii Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris longespinulosa Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris leptalea Gand. legitimate

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 211, Fig. 252-3 [secondary reference]

common name: Coral Heath [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 112 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 120 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Epacridaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 265, Fig. 38I [secondary reference]

common name: Coral Heath [n/a]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 406, pl.18 [secondary reference]

Albrecht, D.E. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Epacridaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 469 [secondary reference]

common name: Coral Heath [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Epacris rivularis Sieber ex Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris auriculata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris pedicellata DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris walteri Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris maidenii Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris longespinulosa Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris leptalea Gand. legitimate misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Sims, J. (1809), Botanical Magazine 29: t. 1170 misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Loddiges, C. in Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1818), The Botanical Cabinet 2: t. 194

• APC Comment: Infraspecific taxa not recognised in NSW.
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

Menadue, Y. & Crowden, R.K. (18 November 2015), Change of status for Epacris microphylla R.Br. var. rhombifolia L.R.Fraser & Vickery (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae). Telopea 18: 452-453 [secondary reference]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 38 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Epacris gunnii Hook.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 240

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Epacris gunnii Hook.f. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 122

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

nomenclatural synonym: Epacris microphylla R.Br. var. microphylla legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris rivularis Sieber ex Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris auriculata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris pedicellata DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris walteri Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris maidenii Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris longespinulosa Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Epacris leptalea Gand. legitimate misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Sims, J. (1809), Botanical Magazine 29: t. 1170 misapplication: Epacris pulchella Cav. legitimate by Loddiges, C. in Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1818), The Botanical Cabinet 2: t. 194

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

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