Cunningham, A. in Field, B. (ed.) (April 1825), On the botany of the Blue Mountains. Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales: 352 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Rocky declivities on the Blue Mountains."

Anonymous (1827), Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 2: 136 [secondary reference]

Don, D. (1829), Observations on the characters and affinities of Darwinia, Brunsfelsia, Argylia, Eccremocarpus, and of a plant improperly referred to the latter genus. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 7: 84 [secondary reference]

Schauer, J.C. (1843), Monographia Myrtacearum Xerocarpicarum: 190 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Darwinia laxifolia Schauer nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 12 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Darwinia laxifolia Schauer nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

• Text: "Schauer [i.e. J.C.Schauer, Monogr. Myrt. Xerocarp. 190 (1843)] was mistaken in supposing that A. Cunningham's specific name of taxifolia was a misprint; it was intended to allude to the peculiar bifarious arrangement of the leaves in luxuriant branches".

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 145 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 164, 165 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 875 [secondary reference]

common name: Yew Scent-myrtle [n/a]

Briggs, B.G. (17 September 1962), The New South Wales Species of Darwinia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3): 136-139 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Rocky declivities in the Blue Mountains, A. Cunningham, 5.10.1822 (K)."

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

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Myrtaceae - Melaleuca to Pilidostigma. Flora of New South Wales 2: 189 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Myrtaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 1044 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Darwinia camptostylis B.G.Briggs legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 875

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Darwinia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 221 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Darwinia laxifolia Schauer nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Darwinia intermedia Schauer nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: NSW

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