Blakely, W.F. (September 1941), Additions to the flora of Central Australia. The Australian Naturalist 11(1): 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Conner's Well, 60 miles north of Alice Springs, Central Australia, Mrs. B.A. Dale, October, 1939, per Jean Buckingham, the type."

Blake, S.T. (1968), A revision of Melaleuca leucadendron and its allies (Myrtaceae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 1: 65 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

Carrick, J. & Chorney, K. (25 June 1979), A review of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(5): 286 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 167 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 142 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. 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): 863 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

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