Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (15 June 1852), Myrtaceae Xerocarpicae, in Nova Hollandia a cl. Drumond [sic; Drummond] lectae et plerumque in collectione ejus quinta distributae, determinatae et descriptae. Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 342 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Drum. V, n. 152."

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): 896 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca pentagona Labill. var. pentagona legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca pentagona Labill. legitimate

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