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Melaleuca L.

This genus name was first published in Mant. Pl. 1: 14 (1767)  

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.

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Synonyms of Melaleuca

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cajuputi Adans. ex A.Lyons – — wfo-1200026156
Eremaeopsis Kuntze – — wfo-1200026176
Baudinia – – wfo-4000004236
Beaufortia R.Br. Hortus Kew. 4: 418 (1812) wfo-4000004269
Billottia Colla Hortus Ripul. 20. 1824. wfo-4000004639
Callistemon R.Br. Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 547 (1814) wfo-4000006104
Calothamnus Labill. Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 25 (1806) wfo-4000006202
Conothamnus Lindl. Sketch Veg. Swan R. : 9 (1839) wfo-4000009186
Eremaea Lindl. Sketch Veg. Swan R. : 11 (1839) wfo-4000013685
Gymnagathis Schauer Linnaea 17: 243. 1843. — wfo-4000016424
Lamarchea Gaudich. Voy. Uranie : 483 (1830) wfo-4000020478
Lamarkea Rchb. Consp. Regn. Veg. : 175 (1828) wfo-4000020481
Manglesia – – wfo-4000023031
Meladendron St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 64 (1880) wfo-4000023559
Myrtoleucodendron Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891) wfo-4000025217
Ozandra Raf. Autik. Bot. 148. 1840. wfo-4000027609
Petraeomyrtus Craven Austral. Syst. Bot. 12: 678 (1999) wfo-4000028952
Phymatocarpus F.Muell. Fragm. 3: 120 (1862) wfo-4000029486
Regelia Schauer Linnaea 17: 243 (1843) wfo-4000032671
Schizopleura Lindl. ex Endl. Gen. Pl. 1228. 1840. wfo-4000034447
Trichobasis Turcz. Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pe}tersbourg 10: 336. 1852. wfo-4000038953
Kajuputi Adans. Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 84 (Caju puti) 530, indice. 1763 wfo-4000048403
Melanoleuce St.-Lag. – — wfo-4100001975
Melaleucon St.-Lag. – — wfo-4100001976

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 acacioides subsp. acacioides F.Muell. Brunonia 1987 wfo-0001368484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca acacioides var. acacioides F.Muell. Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1928 wfo-0001400757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca acerosa var. acerosa (Colla) G.Don Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001400758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca alba hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 515. 1821 wfo-0001353910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca armillaris subsp. akineta K.J.Cowley, F.C.Quinn, Barlow & Craven Australian Systematic Botany 3(2) 1990 wfo-0001367531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca armillaris var. armillaris Sm. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001392129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca bicolor Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 3: 624 (1814) wfo-0000239426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca calycina subsp. calycina R.Br. Australian Systematic Botany 1988 wfo-0001367263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca canescens Nees Horae Physicae Berolinensis 1820 wfo-0001349631
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cardiophylla var. cardiophylla F.Muell. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001392184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca coccinea subsp. coccinea A.S.George Australian Systematic Botany 3(2) 1990 wfo-0001367530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca concreta var. concreta F.Muell. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001392221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cordata var. cordata Turcz. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria Series 2 19(2) 1907 wfo-0001392239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cunninghamii var. cunninghamii Schauer Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 23 1942 wfo-0001392267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cuticularis var. cuticularis Labill. - = M?moires de la Soci?t? Royale des Sciences de Boh?me. Prague] 1921-2, 2 (1923) 89. wfo-0001392283
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cuticularis var. obvallata Domin - = M?moires de la Soci?t? Royale des Sciences de Boh?me. Prague] 1921-2, 2 (1923) 89. wfo-0001392289
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca decurrens Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 3649. 1831 wfo-0001353911
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca decussata var. decussata R.Br. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 49 1925 wfo-0001392309
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca densa var. densa R.Br. - = M?moires de la Soci?t? Royale des Sciences de Boh?me. Prague] 1921-2, 2 (1923) 90. wfo-0001392324
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca densa var. dorrien-smithii Domin - = M?moires de la Soci?t? Royale des Sciences de Boh?me. Prague] 1921-2, 2 (1923) 90. wfo-0001392326
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca depressa var. depressa Diels Candollea 1925 wfo-0001392334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca eleuterostachya var. eleuterostachya F.Muell. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001392387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca ericifolia var. ericifolia Sm. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001392415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca eugeniifolia Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 3648. 1831 wfo-0001353912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca excelsa Raeusch. Nomenclator Botanicus omnes Plantas 1797 wfo-0001350037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca fimbriata Dum.Cours. Le Botaniste Cultivateur 7 1814 wfo-0001350064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca fulgens Raeusch. Nomenclator Botanicus omnes Plantas 1797 wfo-0001350077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca genistifolia var. genistifolia Sm. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria New Series 38 1926 wfo-0001392506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca gunniana var. gunniana Schauer Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4 1856 wfo-0001392549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca halmaturorum var. halmaturorum Miq. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4 1856 wfo-0001392558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca huegelii subsp. pritsicensis Barlow Nuytsia 8(3) 1992 wfo-0001367536
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca lateriflora var. lateriflora Benth. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001392654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii (Schauer) Cheel The Flora of the Northern Territory 1917 wfo-0001392727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca leucadendra var. latifolia C.Riviere Bulletin de la Soci?t? Nationale d'Acclimatation de France 3, 9 1882 in obs., fig. 1. wfo-0001392734
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca linariifolia var. linariifolia Sm. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001392791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca minutifolia subsp. minutifolia F.Muell. Brunonia 1987 wfo-0001367324
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca nervosa f. nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel Austrobaileya 2(3) 1984 wfo-0001327051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca nodosa var. nodosa Sm. Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1928 wfo-0001392829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca ovatifolia Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 3: 624 (1814) wfo-0000239744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca parviflora Nees Horae Physicae Berolinensis 1820 wfo-0001350545
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca parviflora var. parviflora Nees A Census of New South Wales Plants 1916 wfo-0001392868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca perfoliata Dum.Cours. Le Botaniste Cultivateur 7 1814 wfo-0001350604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca preissiana var. preissiana Schauer Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001394481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca pungens var. pungens Schauer Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001394495
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':. 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.;. wfo-0001402099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca squamea var. squamea Labill. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 58 1924 wfo-0001394579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca squarrosa var. squarrosa Sm. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4 1856 wfo-0001394581
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca styphelioides var. styphelioides Sm. Austrobaileya 2(3) 1984 wfo-0001394593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca tamariscina subsp. tamariscina Hook. Brunonia 1987 wfo-0001367460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca undulata var. undulata Benth. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001394664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca urceolaris var. urceolaris Benth. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001394673
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viminalis var. viminalis Byrnes Austrobaileya 2(1) 1984 1(1) on first page is incorrect. wfo-0001394678
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viminea var. viminea Lindl. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001394682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca violacea var. violacea Schauer Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001394688
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora Gaertn. Austrobaileya 2(3) 1984 wfo-0001394689