Mueller, F.J.H. von (1878), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 11(88): 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In rupibus graniticis ad summitatem montis Burrobunup prope flumen Gordon's River; F.M."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 51 [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Chamelaucium forrestii (F.Muell.) N.G.Marchant & Keighery manuscript name

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

taxonomic synonym of: Chamelaucium sp. Mt Frankland (A.S.George 11117) WA Herbarium [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Chamelaucium sp. Mt Frankland (A.S.George 11117) WA Herbarium [n/a]

Marchant, N.G. (10 December 2019), Circumscription of Chamelaucium (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), with validation of six species names and two new combinations. Nuytsia 30: 323 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "In rupibus graniticis ad summitatem montis. Burrobunup prope flumen Gordon’s River [Western Australia], December 1877, F. Mueller s.n. (lecto here designated: MEL 2290893!; isolecto: CGE!, GH 00068981!, MEL 726509!, MEL 726510!, MEL 2290894!, PERTH 06796427!)"

• Etymology: "The epithet commemorates John Forrest, who as an explorer collected specimens for von Mueller."

Marchant, N.G. (10 December 2019), Circumscription of Chamelaucium (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), with validation of six species names and two new combinations. Nuytsia 30: 323 [basionym]

basionym of: Chamelaucium forrestii (F.Muell.) N.G.Marchant legitimate

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