Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1806), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2(17): 27, t. 166 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in terrâ Van-Leuwin."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 152 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 56 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 241 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtoleucodendron pentagonum (Labill.) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 130 [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): 896 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtoleucodendron pentagonum (Labill.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca waeberi Rchb. ex Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca pentagona β subulifolia Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca pentagona α planifolia Schauer nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca canaliculata Turcz. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised)

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