Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1834), Contributions Towards a Flora of Van Dieman's Land; from collections sent by R. W. Lawrence, and Ronald Gunn, Esqrs., and by Dr. Scott. The Journal of Botany 1: 254 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Dr. Scott, Mr. Lawrence, 1831."

Hooker, J.D. (24 October 1855), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(1): 63 [basionym]

basionym of: Phebalium billardierei var. retusum (Hook.) Hook.f. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 129 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriostemon squameus Labill. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 344 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phebalium billardierei A.Juss. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 94 [secondary reference]

• Type: " "Dr. Scott, Mr. Lawrence, 1831." Syntypes: K (photo seen)."

• Etymology: "retusus = blunted (notched)."

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 94 [basionym]

basionym of: Phebalium squameum subsp. retusum (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (16 September 1998), New species and nomenclatural changes in Phebalium and related genera (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 12(2): 279 [basionym]

basionym of: Nematolepis squamea subsp. retusa (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Nematolepis. Flora of Australia 26: 449 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Nematolepis squamea subsp. retusa (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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