Aiton, W.T. (1812), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 4: 416 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Nat. of the South-west Coast of New Holland. Robert Brown, Esq."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 156 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca propinqua Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca epacridioides Turcz. legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 141 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca pulchella R.Br. legitimate

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 densum (R.Br.) 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): 873 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron densum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca propinqua Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca epacridioides Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca densa var. dorrien-smithii Domin legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 713-714 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron densum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca densa R.Br. var. densa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca propinqua Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca epacridioides Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca densa var. dorrien-smithii Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

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