Cheel, E. (1919), Three new species of Leptospermum. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 53: 122 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In the National Herbarium there is a specimen which belongs to this species labelled Leptospermum abnorme F.v.M.; R. Brown, Iter Australiense 1802–1805, ex Herbarium Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Other localities are as follows:–Mountains east of Braidwood, no collector or date given, but the writing is in the late Mr. Betche's handwriting and is probably his own collecting; Box Point to Kangaroo River (J.H. Maiden, October 1898); Nepean River near Penrith (J.H. Maiden, September 1906 and A.A. Hamilton, July 1912); Nattai River near Colo viâ Hill Top (E. Cheel, November 1911); Rocky Creek, Hill Top (E. Cheel, January 1912); Nerrigundah (E. Cheel, June 1917); Eden, Twofold Bay (E. Cheel, December 1903)."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 288 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 166 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum emarginatum H.L.Wendl. ex Link legitimate

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 388 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here chosen): NEW SOUTH WALES: Robt. Brown. Iter Australiense 1802–1805 (NSW, ex E). Specimens labelled Sydney (Port Jackson), banks of the River Grose, Robert Brown, December 1804 (NSW ex BM (2 sheets), MEL), are probably duplicates."

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 388 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum emarginatum H.L.Wendl. ex Link legitimate

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