Melaleuca thymifolia

Melaleuca thymifolia

Melaleuca thymifolia

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 thymifolia

Name

Melaleuca thymifolia Sm., 1797

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myrtoleucodendron thymifolium (Sm.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Melaleuca coronata Andrews in Bot. Repos. 4: t. 278 (1803)
  • Melaleuca discolor Rchb. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 337 (1826)
  • Melaleuca fimbriata Donn in Hortus Cantabrig., ed. 6: 207 (1811)
  • Melaleuca gnidiifolia Vent. in Jard. Malmaison: 4 (1803)
  • Melaleuca oligantha F.Muell. ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 123 (1856)
  • Melaleuca parvifolia Otto in J.H.F.Link & C.F.Otto, Icon. Pl. Select.: 37 (1821)
  • Melaleuca serpyllifolia Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 374 (1811)
  • Metrosideros calycina Cav. in Icon. 4: 20 (1797)
  • Ozandra granulata Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 148 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland 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: 278

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 thymifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melaleuca thymifolia. Published online. Accessed: June 11 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Melaleuca thymifolia. 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 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Melaleuca thymifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: thymeleaf melaleuca
中文: 百里香叶白千层

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