Cheel, E. in Maiden, J.H. (1911), Illustrations of New South Wales Plants 3: 63, t. 23 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "On slopes of rocky mountains, Crawford River, 7 miles from Bullahdelah (E.Cheel); Alum Mountain, Bullahdelah (J.H.M.)."

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 151, 200 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 155 [secondary reference]

Spencer, R.D. & Lumley, P.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Callistemon. Flora of New South Wales 2: 172-173 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1993), Bottlebrushes, paperbarks & tea trees and all other plants in the Leptospermum alliance: 60 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Callistemon acuminatus ‘Nabiac Red’ [default]

Spencer, R.D. & Lumley, P.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Callistemon. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 197 [secondary reference]

common name: Tapering-leaved Bottlebrush [n/a]

Craven, L.A. (2006), New combinations in Melaleuca for Australian Species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae). Novon 16(4): 471 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Australia. New South Wales: on rocky mountain slopes, Crawford River, 11 km from Bulahdelah, 19 Oct. 1902, E. Cheel, s.n. (lectotype, designated here, NSW).

Craven, L.A. (2006), New combinations in Melaleuca for Australian Species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae). Novon 16(4): 471 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Melaleuca flammea Craven legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca flammea Craven legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

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