Melaleuca glauca

Melaleuca glauca

Melaleuca glauca

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 glauca

Name

Melaleuca glauca (DC.) Craven, 2013

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Callistemon glaucus (DC.) Sweet in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 209 (1830)
  • Callistemon speciosus var. glaucus DC. in Prodr. 3: 224 (1828)
  • Metrosideros glauca Bonpl. in Descr. Pl. Malmaison: 86 (1815), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Callistemon heleogiton Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 454 (1928)
  • Callistemon salignus var. paludosus (R.Br.) F.Muell. in Fragm. 4: 55 (1864)
  • Callistemon speciosus (Sims) Colvill ex Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 155 (1826)
  • Melaleuca glauca Mauchart in Schönbrunn's Bot. Reicht.: 298 (1805), nom. subnud.
  • Melaleuca paludosa R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 410 (1812), nom. rej.
  • Melaleuca weberi Rchb. ex F.Dietr. in Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 5: 468 (1836)
  • Metrosideros crassifolia Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 379 (1811)
  • Metrosideros glauca Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 380 (1811)
  • Metrosideros speciosa Sims in Bot. Mag. 42: t. 1761 (1815)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Craven, 2013. Melaleucas: 177

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Melaleuca glauca 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 glauca. Published online. Accessed: June 06 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Melaleuca glauca. 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 glauca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Albany bottlebrush
español: Escobillón rojo

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