As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Melaleuca
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.
Literature
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ■ synonym | 531 | 57% |
| ■ accepted | 391 | 42% |
| ■ unplaced | 13 | 1% |
| Total | 935 |
Synonyms of Melaleuca
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manglesia | Sketch Veg. Swan R. : t. 3 (1839) | wfo-1000051333 | ||
| Cajuputi | Pl. Nam. : 74 (1900) | wfo-1200026156 | ||
| Beaufortia | Hortus Kew. 4: 418 (1812) | wfo-4000004269 | ||
| Billottia | Hortus Ripul. : 20 (1824) | wfo-4000004639 | ||
| Callistemon | Gen. Rem. 15 (1814) | wfo-4000006104 | ||
| Calothamnus | Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 25 (1806) | wfo-4000006202 | ||
| Conothamnus | Sketch Veg. Swan R. : 9 (1839) | wfo-4000009186 | ||
| Eremaea | Sketch Veg. Swan R. : 11 (1839) | wfo-4000013685 | ||
| Gymnagathis | Linnaea 17: 242 (1843) | wfo-4000016424 | ||
| Lamarchea | Voy. Uranie : 483 (1830) | wfo-4000020478 | ||
| Lamarkea | Consp. Regn. Veg. : 175 (1828) | wfo-4000020481 | ||
| Manglesia | Nov. Stirp. Dec. 25 (1839). | wfo-4000023031 | ||
| Meladendron | Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 64 (1880) | wfo-4000023559 | ||
| Myrtoleucodendron | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891) | wfo-4000025217 | ||
| Ozandra | Autik. Bot. : 148 (1840) | wfo-4000027609 | ||
| Petraeomyrtus | Austral. Syst. Bot. 12: 678 (1999) | wfo-4000028952 | ||
| Phymatocarpus | Fragm. 3: 120 (1862) | wfo-4000029486 | ||
| Regelia | Linnaea 17: 243 (1843) | wfo-4000032671 | ||
| Schizopleura | Gen. Pl. : 1228 (1840) | wfo-4000034447 | ||
| Trichobasis | Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 336 (1852) | wfo-4000038953 | ||
| Kajuputi | Fam. Pl. 2: 84, 530 (1763) | wfo-4000048403 | ||
| Eremaeopsis | Lex. Gen. Phan., Prosp. : 201 (1903) | wfo-4100001974 | ||
| Melanoleuce | Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 8: 203 (1881) | wfo-4100001975 | ||
| Melaleucon | Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 64 (1880) | wfo-4100001976 |
Species in Melaleuca ( showing species 1 to 10 of 391)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaleuca acacioides | Fragm. 3: 116 (1862) | wfo-0000239378 | ||
| Melaleuca graminea | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 204 (1920) | wfo-0000239602 | ||
| Myrtoleucodendron acaciodes | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891) | wfo-0000248436 | ||
| Melaleuca accedens | Taxon 63: 665 (2014) | wfo-0001340053 | ||
| Calothamnus accedens | Nuytsia 5: 305 (1984 publ. 1985) | wfo-0000780468 | ||
| Melaleuca acrifolia | Taxon 63: 668 (2014) | wfo-0001424080 | ||
| Eremaea acutifolia | Fragm. 2: 30 (1860) | wfo-0000952524 | ||
| Melaleuca acuminata | Fragm. 1: 15 (1858) | wfo-0000239385 | ||
| Myrtoleucodendron acuminatum | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891) | wfo-0000248438 | ||
| Melaleuca acutifolia | Nuytsia 20: 28 (2010) | wfo-0000918055 | ||
| Melaleuca lateriflora var. acutifolia | Fl. Austral. 3: 136 (1867) | wfo-0000239664 | ||
| Melaleuca lateriflora subsp. acutifolia | Austral. Syst. Bot. 12: 885 (1999) | wfo-0000239665 | ||
| Melaleuca adenostyla | Austral. Syst. Bot. 3: 171 (1990) | wfo-0000239388 | ||
| Melaleuca adnata | Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 343 (1852) | wfo-0000239389 | ||
| Melaleuca adnata var. abietina | J. Bot. 15: 280 (1877) | wfo-0000239390 | ||
| Melaleuca eleuterostachya var. abietina | Fl. Austral. 3: 140 (1867) | wfo-0000239552 | ||
| Myrtoleucodendron adnatum | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891) | wfo-0000248439 | ||
| Melaleuca aestiva | Taxon 63: 664 (2014) | wfo-0001340035 | ||
| Beaufortia aestiva | Nuytsia 12: 164 (1998) | wfo-0000321318 | ||
| Melaleuca aestuosa | Fl. Ins. Austr. : 38 (1786) | wfo-0000239391 | ||
| Melaleuca agathosmoides | Hooker's Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3381 (1939) | wfo-0000239393 |
Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 58)
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Melaleuca:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaleuca acacioides subsp. acacioides | – | wfo-0001368484 | ||
| Melaleuca acacioides var. acacioides | – | wfo-0001400757 | ||
| Melaleuca acerosa var. acerosa | – | wfo-0001400758 | ||
| Melaleuca alba | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 515. 1821 | wfo-0001353910 | ||
| Melaleuca armillaris subsp. akineta | Australian Systematic Botany 3(2) 1990 | wfo-0001367531 | ||
| Melaleuca armillaris var. armillaris | – | wfo-0001392129 | ||
| Melaleuca bicolor | Encycl. , Suppl. 3: 624 (1814) | wfo-0000239426 | ||
| Melaleuca calycina subsp. calycina | – | wfo-0001367263 | ||
| Melaleuca canescens | Horae Physicae Berolinensis 1820 | wfo-0001349631 | ||
| Melaleuca cardiophylla var. cardiophylla | – | wfo-0001392184 |