Cheel, E. in Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), Appendix II: Myrtaceae of Northern Territory (except Eucalyptus). The Flora of the Northern Territory: 298 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Melaleuca crosslandiana W.Fitzg. legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1968), A revision of Melaleuca leucadendron and its allies (Myrtaceae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 1: 43 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Craven, L.A. in Southwell, I. & Lowe, R. (ed.) (1999), Behind the names: the botany of tea tree, cajuput and niaouli. Tea tree : the genus Melaleuca: 23 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa subsp. crosslandiana (W.Fitzg.) Barlow ex Craven 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): 892 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa subsp. crosslandiana (W.Fitzg.) Barlow ex Craven legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Melaleuca leucadendron f. crosslandiana Cheel orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Craven, L.A. & Cowie, I.D. (2011), Taxonomic notes on the broad-leaved paperbarks (Myrtaceae Melaleuca), including the description of one new species from Northern Australia and a key to all taxa. Blumea preprint: 5 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Craven, L.A. & Cowie, I.D. (2013), Taxonomic notes on the broad-leaved paperbarks (Myrtaceae, Melaleuca), including the description of one new species from northern Australia and a key to all taxa. Blumea 57(3): 208 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Bean, A.R. (20 April 2020), Taxonomic notes on the Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. group (Myrtaceae) in Queensland. Austrobaileya 10(4): 652 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa subsp. crosslandiana (W.Fitzg.) Barlow ex Craven legitimate

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