Britten, J. (1916), The plants of Salisbury's "Prodromus" (1796). Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 54: 62 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Metrosideros costata Gaertn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Metrosideros apocynifolia Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Angophora lanceolata Cav. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 263 [secondary reference]

common name: Rusty Gum [n/a] common name: Smooth-barked Apple [n/a]

Hall, N., Johnston, R.D. & Chippendale, G.M. (1970), Forest Trees Australia: 270-271 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 18 [secondary reference]

common name: Cabbage Gum [n/a] common name: Sugar Gum [n/a] common name: Rusty Gum [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 154 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Angophora lanceolata Cav. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 146 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros costata Gaertn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Angophora lanceolata Cav. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Rusty Gum [n/a] common name: Smoothbark Apple [n/a]

Thiele, K. & Ladiges, P.Y. (1988), A cladistic analysis of Angophora Cav. (Myrtaceae). Cladistics 4(1): 35 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 449 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros costata Gaertn. legitimate

Leach, G.J. & Whiffin, T.P. (1989), Ontogenetic, Seasonal and Diurnal Variation in Leaf Volatile Oils and Leaf Phenolics of Angophora costata. Australian Systematic Botany 2(1): 99-111 [secondary reference]

Johnson, L.A.S. & Hill, K.D. (26 September 1990), New taxa and combinations in Eucalyptus and Angophora (Myrtaceae). Telopea 4(1): 38 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Angophora costata (Gaertn.) Britten subsp. costata legitimate

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Flora of New South Wales 2: 74-75, pl. 7 [secondary reference]

common name: Rusty Gum [n/a] common name: Sydney Red Gum [n/a]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Brown Apple Tree [n/a] common name: Sydney Red Gum [n/a] common name: Sugar Gum [n/a] common name: Rusty Gum [n/a] common name: Red Gum [n/a] common name: Cabbage Gum [n/a] common name: Apple Gum [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 135 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eucalyptus apocynifolia (Salisb.) Brooker legitimate

Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Angophora. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 91 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus apocynifolia (Salisb.) Brooker legitimate common name: Rusty Gum [n/a] common name: Sydney Red Gum [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Angophora leiocarpa (L.A.S.Johnson ex G.J.Leach) K.R.Thiele & Ladiges legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 146

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros costata Gaertn. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros costata Gaertn. legitimate

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros costata Gaertn. legitimate isonym: Angophora costata (Gaertn.) Domin isonym

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

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