Lindley, J. (1839), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: viii. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

• Comment: nom. illeg. non Otto (1820).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 55 [secondary reference]

Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 92 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 188 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca preissiana var. leiostachya Benth. legitimate

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 394, Pl. CXCIX [secondary reference]

common name: Moonah [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 130 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz. legitimate

Cowley, K.J., Quinn, F.C., Barlow, B.A. & Craven, L.A. (17 August 1990), Contributions to a revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10. Australian Systematic Botany 3(2): 191 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz. 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): 886 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Melaleuca lanceolata Otto legitimate by Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 92

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Melaleuca lanceolata Otto legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 394, Pl. CXCIX

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