Melaleuca brevifolia

Melaleuca brevifolia

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: Melaleuca
Species: Melaleuca brevifolia

Name

Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz., 1852

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Melaleuca fasciculiflora Benth. in Fl. Austral. 3: 137 (1867)
  • Melaleuca neglecta Ewart & B.Wood in Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 23: 60 (1910)
  • Melaleuca oraria J.M.Black in Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia 69: 309 (1945)
  • Myrtoleucodendron fasciculiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891)

Homonyms

• Melaleuca brevifolia F.Muell. in Fragm. 1: 116 (1859), nom. illeg. vide Melaleuca microphylla Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 23: n.° 9 (1812)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Turczaninow, N. 1852. Mémoires 8. Description de quelques Mytacées de la Nouvelle-Hollande. Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Acédémie Impériale des Sciences de Saint Pétersbourg X: 321–346. BHL Reference page. : 10: 340

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Melaleuca brevifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melaleuca brevifolia. Published online. Accessed: June 04 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Melaleuca brevifolia. 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 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Melaleuca brevifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: d'Alton's melaleuca

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