Smith, J.E. (1797), Botanical Characters of Some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 279 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "swampy ground in N.S.W."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 528 [secondary reference]

Loddiges, C. in Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1818), The Botanical Cabinet 2: t. 199 [secondary reference]

common name: Hypericum-leaved Melaleuca [n/a]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 131 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Metrosideros hypericifolia Salisb. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 55 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 4 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 241 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Bottle brush [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 187 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 153, 201 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1009 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros hypericifolia Salisb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 293 [secondary reference]

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

Byrnes, N.B. (29 August 1985), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 2. Austrobaileya 2(2): 176 [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): 176, Figs 5 (map), 6 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Myrtaceae - Melaleuca to Pilidostigma. Flora of New South Wales 2: 174-175 [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): 882 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Metrosideros hypericifolia Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cajuputi hypericifolia (Salisb.) Skeels legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Melaleuca. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 200 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros hypericifolia Salisb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cajuputi hypericifolia (Salisb.) Skeels legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Ozandra hyssopifolia Raf. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), NSW, Vic (naturalised)

---