Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 105 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Chiefly in Queensland."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 186 [secondary reference]

Penfold, A.R. (1922), The essential oils of two Leptospermums. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 56: 162 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 400 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. cismontanum Joy Thomps. legitimate

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 396 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. legitimate

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