Ericaceae Juss.
Richea continentis B.L.Burtt , legitimate, scientific
Burtt, B.L. in Hill, A.W. (ed.) (1942), Botanical Magazine: t. 9632, adnot. [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "VICTORIA. Mt. Hotham, Mueller (type in Herb. Kew)."
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 300, Fig. 297. [secondary reference]
Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 208-209, Fig. 245-6 [secondary reference]
common name: Candle heath [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 113 [secondary reference]
Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Epacridaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 402, pl.19 [secondary reference]
common name: Candle Heath [n/a]
Albrecht, D.E. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Epacridaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 466-467, Fig. 95c-d, pl. 10a-d [secondary reference]
common name: Candle Heath [n/a]
Menadue, Y. & Crowden, R.K. (9 November 2000), Taxonomic revision of Richea R.Br. (Epacridaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(5): 789, fig. 8 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: Mt Hotham, Mueller (K!).
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication: Richea gunnii Hook.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 260 pro parte misapplication: Richea gunnii Hook.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 108 pro parte misapplication: Richea gunnii Hook.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 183 pro parte misapplication: Richea gunnii Hook.f. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 919
  • APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic
Venter, S. (4 January 2021), A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 34: 184 [basionym]
basionym of: Dracophyllum continentis (B.L.Burtt) S.Venter legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Dracophyllum continentis (B.L.Burtt) S.Venter legitimate