Smith, J.E. (1797), Botanical Characters of Some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 262-263 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "[I have not] seen this living."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 520 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 108 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum pendulum Sieber ex Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum gnidiifolium DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum brevipes F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 54 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 146 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 186 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Booah

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 157, 159 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 377, Pl. CLXXXVIII [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Tea-tree [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 287 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 166 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum var. grandiflorum Benth. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 129 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum Cav. legitimate

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 366 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here chosen): NEW SOUTH WALES: Port Jackson, Mr White, 1795, Sheet 878.9, R.H. specimens (LINN, n.v., photo BRI, NSW)."

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 366 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps. isonym

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 160 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps. isonym

Lyne, A.M. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Leptospermum. Flora of Victoria 3: 1011 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps. isonym

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 184 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps. isonym

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps. isonym

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

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps. isonym

Wilson, Peter G. & Heslewood, M.M. (3 May 2023), Revised taxonomy of the tribe Leptospermeae (Myrtaceae) based on morphological and DNA data. Taxon 72(3): 567 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gaudium trinervium (J.White) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

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