Cheel, E. (1922), Notes on the species of the genera Darwinia, Homoranthus and Rylestonea in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 56: 73 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Specimens in the National Herbarium are from the following localitites: – Botany swamps and Coogee, E. Betche; Centennial Park, W. Forsyth and E. Cheel; Loftus, J.H. Camfield and A.A. Hamilton; Heathcote, A.A. Hamilton and E. Cheel; Cronulla, E. Cheel."

taxonomic synonym: Darwinia intermedia Schauer nom. inval., pro syn.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 296 [secondary reference]

Briggs, B.G. (17 September 1962), The New South Wales Species of Darwinia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3): 142 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Swamps between Botany Bay and Coogee, E. Betche 16.9.1886 (NSW 52003)."

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

taxonomic synonym of: Darwinia leptantha B.G.Briggs legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Darwinia leptantha B.G.Briggs legitimate

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