Salisbury, R.A. (1796), Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton Vigentium: 350 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sponte nascentem juxta Port Jackson, legit Dav. Burton."

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): 520 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate

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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 104 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate

King, G. (1901), Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural history 70(2): 69 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptospermum flavescens var. commune Benth. legitimate

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1005-1006 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Myrtus amboinensis Rumph. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum porophyllum Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca thea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum tuberculatum Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum amboinense Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macklottia amboinensis (Blume) Korth. legitimate

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 396-402, map 7-45 [secondary reference]

• Type: "juxta Port Jackson [New South Wales], legit Dav. Burton (?K, n.v.)."

taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca thea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum porophyllum Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum thea (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens var. commune Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens var. microphyllum Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens var. leptophyllum Cheel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum polygalifolium var. commune (Benth.) Domin legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum Cav. legitimate

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 163, pl. 12 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate

Bean, A.R. (9 September 1992), The genus Leptospermum Forst. et Forst.f. (Myrtaceae) in Northern Australia and Malesia. Austrobaileya 3(4): 651 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 188 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens Sm. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Leptospermum polygalaefolium Salisb. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca thea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum thea (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum obtusum G.Don nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum buxifolium H.L.Wendl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum roseum Otto & A.Dietr. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum retusum Otto & A.Dietr. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum nervosum Otto & A.Dietr. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum aquaticum Otto & A.Dietr. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum flavescens f. microphyllum Siebert & Voss legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum Cav. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum Cav. var. stellatum legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum var. typicum Hochr. nom. inval. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum stellatum Cav. f. stellatum legitimate

• APC Comment: Infraspecific taxa not recognised in Qld.
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI

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