Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 146 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Dunk river, R. Brown"

taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca cylindrica Benth. nom. inval., pro syn.

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 409 [secondary reference]

• Comment: "The original label shows that the "Dunk River," mentioned in Fl. Aust. 3:146, should be "Duck River," probably the locality of that name near Parramatta, N.S.W."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 610 [secondary reference]

Cowley, K.J., Quinn, F.C., Barlow, B.A. & Craven, L.A. (17 August 1990), Contributions to a revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10. Australian Systematic Botany 3(2): 190 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca diosmatifolia Dum.Cours. legitimate

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): 874 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca diosmatifolia Dum.Cours. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca diosmatifolia Dum.Cours. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca diosmatifolia Dum.Cours. legitimate

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