Gardner, C.A. (1924), Contributions to the flora of Western Australia, No. 3. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 9(2): 104 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Bendering, in arid sandy soil among low stunted shrubs on open plains, fl. m. Oct.–Nov. (No. 1838, 28th Nov., 1922, C.A.G.) ... The type is No. 1838 of the Forests Department Herbarium."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 129 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 96, 117, 137 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (21 December 1999), Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6): 911 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca tuberculata var. arenaria (C.A.Gardner) Craven legitimate

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