Trudgen, M.E. (23 December 1987), Ochrosperma, a new genus of Myrtaceae (Leptospermae, Baeckeinae) from New South Wales and Queensland. Nuytsia 6(1): 15-16, Map 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Currant Mountain Gap, 24 km by road E of Rylstone, N.S.W., dense shrub 0.5 m high and 2 m across with white flowers, R. Coveny 6619 and P. Hind, 10 August 1975, (holo: PERTH; iso: BRI, KEW, MEL, NSW)."

• Etymology: "The specific name reflects the distribution of the species in the mountains and draws attention to the contrast between this and the coastal distribution of O. lineare and O. citriodora."

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Myrtaceae - Melaleuca to Pilidostigma. Flora of New South Wales 2: 181 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. B (aff. utilis) [n/a]

Bean, A.R. (5 October 1995), A new species and new combination in Ochrosperma Trudgen (Myrtaceae). Austrobaileya 4(3): 389 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ochrosperma oligomerum (Radlk.) A.R.Bean legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Ochrosperma. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 207 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ochrosperma oligomerum (Radlk.) A.R.Bean legitimate

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