Melaleuca leiocarpa

Melaleuca leiocarpa

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 leiocarpa

Name

Melaleuca leiocarpa F.Muell., 1876

Isotype: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – Herbarium Specimen K000793530

Type locality: Prope montem Churchmanii ["Near Mount Churchman"]

Synonyms

• Myrtoleucodendron leiocarpum (F.Muell.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F.v. 1876–1877. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae Vol. 10. 145 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. 

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 leiocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melaleuca leiocarpa. Published online. Accessed: June 07 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Melaleuca leiocarpa. 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 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Melaleuca leiocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: pungent honey-myrtle

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