Hooker, J.D. (13 May 1856), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(2): 139 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Gunn, 813."

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 53 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptospermum flavescens var. nitidum (Hook.f.) Rodway legitimate

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1007 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptospermum pubescens var. nitidum (Hook.f.) Domin legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 198 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 448 [secondary reference]

common name: Shiny Tea-tree [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 201 [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): 435-436, map 9-75 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: "SYNTYPES: TASMANIA: Rocky Cape, Gunn [813/1842, 29.12.1837], (K, n.v.; dupl. NSW); heathy plains between Macquarie Harbour and Lake St Clair, Gunn (K, n.v.). There are specimens in NSW, 'heathy hills, Cape Sorrel, Macquarie Harbour, J. M[illigan] 366, herb. Gunn 813/1842, 3.5.1842' and 'heathy and peaty plains, Macquarie Harbour, Gunn 813, Nov. 1846', and in HO, 'Rocky Cape, Gunn 813/1842, 4.10.1838' and 'Detention Corner, Macquarie Harbour, Gunn 813, 10.2.1845'."

nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum flavescens var. nitidum (Hook.f.) Rodway legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum pubescens var. nitidum (Hook.f.) Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: Tas

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Shiny Tea tree [n/a] common name: Shining Tea tree [n/a]

Lyne, A.M. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Leptospermum. Flora of Victoria 3: 1018 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Leptospermum turbinatum Joy Thomps. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 448

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 59 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum flavescens var. nitidum (Hook.f.) Rodway legitimate

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