Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 427 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in distr. Eyre haud proc. a flum. Philipps Riv. in fruticetis humilibus lutoso-arenosis paene deflor. m. Oct. (D. 4872)."

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): 868 APC [secondary reference]

• Neotype: Neotypus (here chosen): Western Australia: 40 km N of Norseman, 22 Sep. 1978, Cranfield 739 (CANB, neo; PERTH, isoneo, n.v.).

• APC Dist.: WA

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