Lindley, J. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 235 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 143 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca leucadendra var. ? parvifolia Benth. legitimate

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1011 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca leucadendra var. nervosa (Lindl.) Domin nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Cheel, E. (1944), Notes on the nomenclature and taxonomy of certain species of Melaleuca. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 78: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1968), A revision of Melaleuca leucadendron and its allies (Myrtaceae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 1: 43 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Queensland, Balmy Creek, July 1846, Mitchell 241 (holotype, CGE not seen, photo BRI); isotypes, MEL, NSW, photos BRI, K)."

orthographic variant: Callistemon nervosum Lindl. orth. var.

Blake, S.T. (1968), A revision of Melaleuca leucadendron and its allies (Myrtaceae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 1: 43 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Myrtaceae (most, not Eucalyptus). Flora of Central Australia: 254 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Byrnes, N.B. (24 July 1986), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 3. Austrobaileya 2(3): 254 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Callistemon nervosum Lindl. orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Craven, L.A. & Cowie, I.D. (2011), Taxonomic notes on the broad-leaved paperbarks (Myrtaceae Melaleuca), including the description of one new species from Northern Australia and a key to all taxa. Blumea preprint: 5 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Craven, L.A. & Cowie, I.D. (2013), Taxonomic notes on the broad-leaved paperbarks (Myrtaceae, Melaleuca), including the description of one new species from northern Australia and a key to all taxa. Blumea 57(3): 208 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

Bean, A.R. (20 April 2020), Taxonomic notes on the Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. group (Myrtaceae) in Queensland. Austrobaileya 10(4): 652 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Queensland. Balmy Creek, July 1846, T. Mitchell 241 (holo: CGE, n.v.; iso: BRI (fragm.), MEL 602745, MEL 602746, NSW (fragm.))"

Bean, A.R. (20 April 2020), Taxonomic notes on the Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. group (Myrtaceae) in Queensland. Austrobaileya 10(4): 652 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel legitimate

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