Byrnes, N.B. (14 July 1984), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 1. Austrobaileya 2(1): 74 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Blake 16344 (BRI, holo)." [given by N.B.Byrnes, Austrobaileya 2 (1986) 254 as "Northern Territory, about SE of Brooks Creek, Jul 1946, Blake 16344 (BRI, holo)."].

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 143, Fig. 19E, 20D [secondary reference]

Byrnes, N.B. (24 July 1986), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 3. Austrobaileya 2(3): 254-255 [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): 892 [taxonomic synonym]

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

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

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

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 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Northern Territory. About SE of Brock’s Creek, 6 July 1946, S.T. Blake 16344 (holo: BRI)."

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

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

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