Black, J.M. (1934), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 32. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 58: 179, t. X, fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Near Ernabella, Musgrave Ranges, August, 1933, J.B.Cleland; Glen Ferdinand, July, 1914, S.A. White."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 610 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 233 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

Jessop, J.P. (19 December 1977), Endangered species in the South Australian native vascular flora. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(2): 138 [secondary reference]

Carrick, J. & Chorney, K. (25 June 1979), A review of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(5): 286 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Glen Ferdinand, S.A. White s.n. (AD) lecto."

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. 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): 863 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. legitimate

---