Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 551 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 235 [secondary reference]

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

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 410 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. & James, T.A. (1 April 1993), Epacris sparsa (Epacridaceae) reinstated. Telopea 5(2): 376 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here designated): NEW SOUTH WALES: Central Coast: Grose River, R.Brown, 1803-5 (BM)"

• APC Dist.: NSW

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 19 [secondary reference]

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