Schauer, J.C. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1844), Myrtaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 138, adnot. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in Nova Hollandia austro-occidentali: J. Drummond!"

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 150 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca uncinata R.Br. 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): 311 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca uncinata R.Br. legitimate

Byrnes, N.B. (29 August 1985), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 2. Austrobaileya 2(2): 142 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca uncinata 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): 911 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca uncinata R.Br. legitimate

Craven, L.A., Lepschi, B.J., Broadhurst, L. & Byrne, M. (29 June 2004), Taxonomic revision of the broombush complex in Western Australia (Myrtaceae, Melaleuca uncinata s.l.). Australian Systematic Botany 17(3): 263 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca hamata Fielding & Gardner legitimate

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