Melaleuca ericifolia

Melaleuca ericifolia

Melaleuca ericifolia

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 ericifolia

Name

Melaleuca ericifolia Sm., 1797

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cajuputi ericifolia (Sm.) A.Lyons in Pl. Nam.: 74 (1900)
  • Myrtoleucodendron ericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Melaleuca axillaris Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 111 (1841)
  • Melaleuca gunniana S.Schauer in W.G.Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 928 (1843)
  • Melaleuca gunniana var. capitata Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 120 (1856)
  • Melaleuca heliophila F.Muell. ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 120 (1856)
  • Melaleuca pinifolia Colla in Hortus Ripul., App. 2: 352 (1825)
  • Melaleuca ternifolia F.Muell. ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 123 (1856)

Homonyms

• Melaleuca ericifolia Andrews in Bot. Repos. 3: t. 175 (1801), nom. illeg. vide Melaleuca armillaris subsp. armillaris

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. 1797. Botanical Characters of some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 255–288. BHL Reference page. : 3: 276

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 ericifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melaleuca ericifolia. Published online. Accessed: June 06 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Melaleuca ericifolia. 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 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Melaleuca ericifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 June 2024.

Vernacular names

مصرى: بلقاء خلنجية الأوراق
العربية: بلقاء خلنجية الأوراق
English: swamp paperbark
日本語: ラベンダーティーツリー

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