Eardley, C.M. in Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Diagnoses to new taxa. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 945, fig. 807 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Summit of Mt. Woodroffe, Musgrave Range, South Australia. April 1950, J.B. Cleland. (Herb. AD 95701003)."

• Etymology: "This species is characterized by its leaves, cylindrical spikes of flowers and network of shallow depressions on the fruit to which the name refers."

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 232 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. (19 December 1977), Endangered species in the South Australian native vascular flora. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(2): 138 [secondary reference]

Carrick, J. & Chorney, K. (25 June 1979), A review of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(5): 288 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Myrtaceae (most, not Eucalyptus). Flora of Central Australia: 255, Fig. 335E [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 129 [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): 174 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca fulgens subsp. corrugata (J.M.Black ex Eardley) K.J.Cowley legitimate

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): 171 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca fulgens R.Br. 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): 877 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca fulgens subsp. corrugata (J.M.Black ex Eardley) K.J.Cowley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca fulgens subsp. corrugata (J.M.Black ex Eardley) K.J.Cowley legitimate

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