Black, J.M. (1945), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 43. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 69(2): 309 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Encounter Bay; Rocky River (Kangaroo Island); Beachport, Yallum (South-East)."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 611-612, Fig. 814 [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): 303 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "South Australia, Beachport, Black s.n. (AD 97632082), lecto."

Carrick, J. & Chorney, K. (25 June 1979), A review of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(5): 303 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca neglecta Ewart & B.Wood legitimate

Byrnes, N.B. (29 August 1985), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 2. Austrobaileya 2(2): 137 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca neglecta Ewart & B.Wood 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): 864 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz. legitimate

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