The flowers are usually borne singly on the ends of short side shoots in leaf axils, and are white, 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in) wide.

The floral cup is densely covered with soft, silky hairs and about 3 mm (0.12 in) long.

[2] This species was first formally described in 1989 by Joy Thompson who gave it the name Leptospermum neglectum in the journal Telopea, based on plant material collected in 1982 by Cyril Tenison White near Paluma.

[2][3][4] In 2023, Peter Gordon Wilson transferred the species to the genus Gaudium as G. neglectum in the journal Taxon.

[2] This tea-tree grows in rocky places and on the coast and nearby ranges between Herberton and the Bundaberg district in Queensland.