Smith, J.E. (1797), Botanical Characters of Some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 263 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Of this I have only one specimen, nor have I seen it alive."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 521 [secondary reference]

Dumont de Courset, G.L.M. (1811), Le Botaniste Cultivateur Edn. 2, 5: 385 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum ovale Dum.Cours. nom. inval., pro syn.

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): 140 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum myrtifolium Sieber ex DC. legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 107 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum eriocalyx Sieber ex Spreng. legitimate

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]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 157, 159 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 287 [secondary reference]

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): 363-364, map 4-16 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: "NEW SOUTH WALES: Port Jackson, Dr White, 1795 (LINN, n.v., fide Smith in Rees, Cycl. 20 (1812))."

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum eriocalyx Sieber ex Spreng. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 160 [secondary reference]

Bean, A.R. (9 September 1992), The genus Leptospermum Forst. et Forst.f. (Myrtaceae) in Northern Australia and Malesia. Austrobaileya 3(4): 649 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 184 [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): 567 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Holotype: New South Wales, Port Jackson, 1795, White s.n. in Herb. Smith No. 878.15 (LINN-HS)."

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): 567 [basionym]

basionym of: Gaudium parvifolium (Sm.) Peter G.Wilson legitimate

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