Cheel, E. in Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), Appendix II: Myrtaceae of Northern Territory (except Eucalyptus). The Flora of the Northern Territory: 299 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 142 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. 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): 915 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Melaleuca leucadendron var. viridiflora Cheel orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. legitimate

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