Melaleuca linearis

Melaleuca linearis

Melaleuca linearis

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 linearis
Varietates: M. l. var. acerosa – M. l. var. linearis

Name

Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl., 1796

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Callistemon linearis (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Colvill ex Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 155 (1826)
  • Metrosideros linearis (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 271 (1797)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland Introduced into: Cape Provinces, Great Britain, New Zealand North, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Schrad. & J.C.Wendl., 1796. Sert. Hannov.: 19

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.  [Cited as Callistemon linearis.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Melaleuca linearis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melaleuca linearis. Published online. Accessed: June 08 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Melaleuca linearis. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Melaleuca linearis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: narrow-leaved bottlebrush

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