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June 2022

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genus

Melaleuca L.

This genus name was first published in Mant. Pl. 1: 14 (1767) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000023565.

Synonyms of Melaleuca

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Beaufortia R.Br. Hortus Kew. 4: 418 (1812) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004269
Callistemon R.Br. Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 547 (1814) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006104
Calothamnus Labill. Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 25 (1806) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006202
Conothamnus Lindl. Sketch Veg. Swan R. : 9 (1839) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009186
Eremaea Lindl. Sketch Veg. Swan R. : 11 (1839) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000013685
Lamarchea Gaudich. Voy. Uranie : 483 (1830) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020478
Lamarkea Rchb. Consp. Regn. Veg. : 175 (1828) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020481
Meladendron St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 64 (1880) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023559
Myrtoleucodendron Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000025217
Petraeomyrtus Craven Austral. Syst. Bot. 12: 678 (1999) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000028952
Phymatocarpus F.Muell. Fragm. 3: 120 (1862) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000029486
Regelia Schauer Linnaea 17: 243 (1843) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000032671

Species in Melaleuca ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Melaleuca:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca acerosa var. acerosa (Colla) G.Don Flora Australiensis 3 1867 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cunninghamii var. cunninghamii Schauer Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 23 1942 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca genistifolia var. genistifolia Sm. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria New Series 38 1926 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca gunniana var. gunniana Schauer Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4 1856 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca ovatifolia Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 3: 624 (1814) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000239744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca quinquenerva var. rubriflora (Vieill. ex Brongn. & Gris) Baum.-Bod. et Syst. Fl. Neu-Caledonien 5: 97 (May 1989), with basionym ref., basionym as 'M. leucadendron auct. non L. var. rubriflora':. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca quinquenerva var. rubriflora (Vieill. ex Brongn. & Gris) Baum.-Bod. Syst. Fl. Neu-Caledonien 4: 102 (1988 publ. Jan. 1989), without basionym ref.;. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viminalis var. viminalis Byrnes Austrobaileya 2(1) 1984 1(1) on first page is incorrect. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394678