Schauer, J.C. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1844), Myrtaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 140 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In glareosis inter frutices provinciae York, Aprili 1840, deflorata. Herb. Preiss. No. 2426; in planitie arenosa Quangen pr. Victoriae: No. 2425."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 161 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 56 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 241 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtoleucodendron aspalathoides (Schauer) Kuntze legitimate

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

• Lectotype: (here chosen): Preiss 2426 (LD, lecto; MEL, P, isolecto).

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron aspalathoides (Schauer) Kuntze legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron aspalathodes Kuntze orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron aspalathoides (Schauer) Kuntze legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca sp. A [n/a] pro parte taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca sp. A Perth Flora [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

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