Fitzgerald, W.V. (1918), The Botany of the Kimberleys, north-west Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3: 187 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Isdell, Charnley, Fitzroy, Ord, Denham Rivers, etc. (W.V.F.)."

Blake, S.T. (1968), A revision of Melaleuca leucadendron and its allies (Myrtaceae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 1: 47 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Western Australia, base of Mr. Bartlett, Sept. 1905, W.V. Fitzgerald 1258 (holotype NSW; isotype PERTH, K)."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 252 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 186 [secondary reference]

common name: Silvery Weeping Tea Tree [n/a]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Myrtaceae (most, not Eucalyptus). Flora of Central Australia: 254 [secondary reference]

common name: Silver cadjeput [n/a]

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

Byrnes, N.B. (24 July 1986), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 3. Austrobaileya 2(3): 257 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 55 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 535, Fig. 163A [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Silver leaved Paperbark [n/a] common name: Silver Tea tree [n/a] common name: Silver Cadjeput [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 308 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 173, Fig. 54 [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 146 [secondary reference]

common name: Silver Cadjeput [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 77 [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): 861 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 349 [secondary reference]

common name: Silvery Weeping Teatree [n/a] common name: Silvery Paperbark [n/a]

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 242 (photos, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Silver-leaved Paperbark [n/a] common name: River Paperbark [n/a] common name: Silver Cadjeput [n/a] common name: Silver Paperbark [n/a]

• Etymology: argentea: silvery (leaves).

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