Schlechtendal, D.F.L. von (December 1847), Sudaustralische Pflanzen. II. Bestimmung und Beschreibung der von Dr Behr in Sudaustralien gesammelten Pflanzen. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 20: 653 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In sandigen Gegenden, im Pine forest-Walde zwischen dem Gawler– und Lightriver. November." [Behr].

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 12 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 109 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 54 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 146 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 404, Fig. 172, A [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 604, Fig. 801 [secondary reference]

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

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 369, map 4-21 [secondary reference]

• Type: "SOUTH AUSTRALIA: in sandigen Gegenden im Pine-forest-Walde, zwischen dem Gawler – und Lightriver, Behr (?HAL, n.v.)."

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum myrsinoides var. latifolium Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum myrsinoides var. angustifolium Miq. legitimate

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 159 [secondary reference]

Lyne, A.M. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Leptospermum. Flora of Victoria 3: 1011, Fig. 208b [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Teatree [n/a] common name: Heath Teatree [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 183 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum myrsinoides Schltdl. var. myrsinoides legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum myrsinoides var. latifolium Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum myrsinoides var. angustifolium Miq. legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, NSW, Vic

Heuchert, B., Braun, U., Tkach, N., Marx, D. & Röser, M. (2017), Biography of D. F. L. von Schlechtendal and type material of his new taxa preserved in the herbarium of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (HAL) and other botanical collections. Schlechtendalia 31: 82 [secondary reference]

• Type: "In sandigen Gegenden, im Pine forest-Walde zwischen dem Gawler- und Lightriver. November... HAL0089664 [ST]: Behr, H.H. s.n., 1844-11, Australia, South Australia, zwischen dem Gawler- und Lightriver."

• Text: "HAL0089664 could be considered as HT provided that it is indeed a unique specimen (ICN Art. 9.1, Note 1)."

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 myrsinoides (Schltdl.) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

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