Boomsma, C.D. (1975), Three new species of the genus Eucalyptus from South Australia. South Australian Naturalist 50: 29, fig. 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Australia, 17 km SSE Yalata, B. Copley AD 96938251, 27 VII 1969, 31°38′S 131°58′E. Isotype : South Australia, woods and Forests Dept. 1260."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 127 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 260, Fig. 78K-L, Map 294 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Yalata Mallee [n/a]

Nicolle, D. (1997), Eucalypts of South Australia: 50-51 [secondary reference]

common name: Yalata Mallee [n/a]

Brooker, M.I.H. & Kleinig, D.A. (1999), Field Guide to Eucalypts Edn. 2, 1 (South-eastern Australia): 113 [secondary reference]

common name: Yalata Mallee [n/a]

Johnson, L.A.S. & Hill, K.D. (30 June 1999), Systematic studies in the Eucalypts. 9. A review of series Sociales (Eucalyptus subgenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Bisectaria, Myrtaceae). Telopea 8(2): 193, Fig. 11 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: Hybrids are recorded between E. oleosa subsp. oleosa (incl. subsp. ampliata) and E. yalatensis (Nicolle et al., 2006).
• APC Dist.: WA, SA

Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 106 [secondary reference]

Nicolle, D. (20 December 2005), A taxonomic revision and morphological variation within Eucalyptus series Subulatae subseries Decussatae and Decurrentes (Myrtaceae) of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 18(6): 498-499 [secondary reference]

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (2006), EUCLID Edn. 3: - [secondary reference]

common name: Yalata mallee [n/a]

Nicolle, D. (2013), Native eucalypts of South Australia: 64-65 [secondary reference]

common name: Yalata Mallee [n/a]

• Etymology: Both the scientific and common names refer to the Yalata Community on the Nullarbor Plain of South Australia, near where the type specimen was collected.

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