Bailey, J.F. & White, C.T. (1916), Botany. Notes by the Government Botanist - No. 2. Queensland Agricultural Journal Series 2 5: 161, t. 13 [primary reference]

• Type: "was recently found by C.T. White at Springbrook, on the Macpherson Range"

Challinor, R.W., Cheel, E. & Penfold, A.R. (1918), On a new species of Leptospermum and its essential oil. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 52: 175 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptospermum citratum (J.F.Bailey & C.T.White) Challinor, Cheel & A.R.Penfold legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 167 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum petersonii F.M.Bailey legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 130 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum petersonii F.M.Bailey legitimate

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 393 [secondary reference]

• Type: "SYNTYPES: QUEENSLAND: Springbrook, Macpherson Range, C.T. White, June 1914, Dec. 1915, Jan. 1916 (BRI)."

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 393 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum petersonii F.M.Bailey legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum petersonii F.M.Bailey legitimate

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