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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
Manglesia Lindl. Sketch Veg. Swan R. : t. 3 (1839) wfo-1000051333
Cajuputi Adans. ex A.Lyons Pl. Nam. : 74 (1900) wfo-1200026156
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 S.Schauer Linnaea 17: 242 (1843) wfo-4000016424
Lamarchea Gaudich. Voy. Uranie : 483 (1830) wfo-4000020478
Lamarkea Rchb. Consp. Regn. Veg. : 175 (1828) wfo-4000020481
Manglesia Endl. Nov. Stirp. Dec. 25 (1839). wfo-4000023031
Meladendron St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 64 (1880) wfo-4000023559
Myrtoleucodendron Burm. ex 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 S.Schauer Linnaea 17: 243 (1843) wfo-4000032671
Schizopleura Endl. Gen. Pl. : 1228 (1840) wfo-4000034447
Trichobasis Turcz. Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 336 (1852) wfo-4000038953
Kajuputi Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 84, 530 (1763) wfo-4000048403
Eremaeopsis Kuntze Lex. Gen. Phan., Prosp. : 201 (1903) wfo-4100001974
Melanoleuce St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 8: 203 (1881) wfo-4100001975
Melaleucon St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 64 (1880) 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 – – wfo-0001368484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca acacioides var. acacioides – – wfo-0001400757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca acerosa var. acerosa – – 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 – – 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 – – 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 – – wfo-0001392184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca coccinea subsp. coccinea – – wfo-0001367530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca concreta var. concreta – – wfo-0001392221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cordata var. cordata – – wfo-0001392239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cunninghamii var. cunninghamii – – wfo-0001392267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca cuticularis var. cuticularis – – 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 – – wfo-0001392309
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca densa var. densa – – 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 – – wfo-0001392334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca eleuterostachya var. eleuterostachya – – wfo-0001392387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca ericifolia var. ericifolia – – 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 – – wfo-0001392506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca glauca Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1928 wfo-0000239595
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca gunniana var. gunniana – – wfo-0001392549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca halmaturorum var. halmaturorum – – 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 – – 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 – – wfo-0001392791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca minutifolia subsp. minutifolia – – wfo-0001367324
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca nervosa f. nervosa – – wfo-0001327051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca nodosa var. nodosa – – 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 – – 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 – – wfo-0001394481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca pungens var. pungens – – 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 – – wfo-0001394579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca squarrosa var. squarrosa – – wfo-0001394581
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca styphelioides var. styphelioides – – wfo-0001394593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca tamariscina subsp. tamariscina – – wfo-0001367460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca undulata var. undulata – – wfo-0001394664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca urceolaris var. urceolaris – – wfo-0001394673
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viminalis var. viminalis – – wfo-0001394678
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viminea var. viminea – – wfo-0001394682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca violacea var. violacea – – wfo-0001394688
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viridiflora C.F.Gaertn. – — wfo-0001086189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora – – wfo-0001394689