Cheel, E. (16 October 1923), Two additional species of Leptospermums. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 57: 126-128 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat–New South Wales–Acacia Creek, Macpherson Range, W. Dunn, September; Murwillumbah, R.A. Campbell (No. 14) January; Copmanhurst, H.M.R. Rupp, September; E. Cheel, November; Mount Mullengen near Ramornie, W.F. Blakely and D.W.C. Shiress, July. Queensland–Stanthorpe, J.L. Boorman, July; Top of Mount Cooroy, F.M. Bailey and Simmonds, November, communicated by Mr. C.T. White under No. 13; Mount Cooroora, Wide Bay District, C.T. White, March, (No. 1892); Glasshouse Mountain, J. Shirley, September."

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 172 [secondary reference]

common name: Small-fruited May [n/a]

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

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 129 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 379-380, map 5-31 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here chosen): NEW SOUTH WALES: Copmanhurst, E. Cheel NSW 154747, 11.1917 (NSW)."

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 161 [secondary reference]

Bean, A.R. (9 September 1992), The genus Leptospermum Forst. et Forst.f. (Myrtaceae) in Northern Australia and Malesia. Austrobaileya 3(4): 648 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 185 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. & Heslewood, M.M. (3 May 2023), Revised taxonomy of the tribe Leptospermeae (Myrtaceae) based on morphological and DNA data. Taxon 72(3): 566 [basionym]

basionym of: Gaudium microcarpum (Cheel) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

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