Mueller, F.J.H. von (May 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(74): 45 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Prope promontorium Cape Arid; G. Maxwell."

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

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 131 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. (24 January 2000), A new species of Phymatocarpus (Myrtaceae) from southwestern Australia. Muelleria 12(2): 133 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Regelia sparsifolia W.Fitzg. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Phymatocarpus maxwelli F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Regelia sparsifolia W.Fitzg. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Craven, L.A., Edwards, R.D. & Cowley, K.J. (2014), New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Taxon 63(3): 669 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca maxwellii (F.Muell.) Craven & R.D.Edwards legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Phymatocarpus maxwelli F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca maxwellii (F.Muell.) Craven & R.D.Edwards legitimate taxonomic synonym: Regelia sparsifolia W.Fitzg. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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