Beaufortia (Myrtaceae)

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Melaleuceae
Genus: Beaufortia
Species: B. aestiva – B. anisandra – B. bicolor – B. bracteosa – B. cyrtodonta – B. decussata – B. elegans – B. empetrifolia – B. eriocephala – B. heterophylla – B. incana – B. interstans – B. macrostemon – B. micrantha – B. orbifolia – B. purpurea – B. schaueri – B. sparsa – B. sprengelioides – B. squarrosa

Name

Beaufortia R.Br., , Hort. Kew., ed. 2 [W.T. Aiton] 4: 418. (1812)
Type species: Beaufortia decussata R.Br., Hort. Kew., ed. 2 [W.T. Aiton] 4: 418. (1812)

Note: Now sometimes accepted as a synonym of Melaleuca L., Mant. Pl. 1: 14 (1767), but this now appears to be a taxonomic opinion and it is commonly found as a segregate in Australian flora (Burbidge, 2016). Therefore, this taxon page must remain until consensus has been reached.

References

Brown, R. 1812. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew 4: 418.
Burbidge, A.A. 2016. A taxonomic revision of Beaufortia (Myrtaceae: Melaleuceae). Nuytsia 27. PDF
Beaufortia in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2021. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 11.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Beaufortia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 3. Reference page. (as Melaleuca)
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Beaufortia. Published online. Accessed: June 03 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Beaufortia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 03. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Beaufortia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 June 2024.

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