Baeckea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 358 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Australia. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, New South Wales, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tasmania, Thailand, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McGillivray, K.D.; McGillivray, D.J. [1205] Australia K004416280 Yes
Hooker; [Midvile] [2] Australia K004772862 Yes
Leake, R.B. [s.n.] Australia K004772875 Yes
Craven, L.A. [7005] Australia K004772865 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K004772859 Yes
[R. Moleus] [s.n.] K004772869 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004772864 Yes
Brenan [15012] Australia K004772890 Yes
s.coll. [326] Australia K004772884 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [2498] Australia K000821700 Type Yes
Coveny, R. [4665] Australia K004416283 Yes
Schodde, R. [4192] Australia K004772888 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13175] Australia K004772868 Yes
Constable, E.F. [16308] Australia K004416279 Yes
Campbell, W.D. [Z44] Australia K004772880 Yes
Koch, M. [2718] K004772883 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [2581] Australia K004416268 Yes
s.coll. [14222] Australia K004772881 Yes
Donner, N.N. [2800] Australia K000065848 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K004772860 Yes
Foreman, D.B. [1194] Australia K004772867 Yes
Drummond, J. [s.n.] Australia K000567179 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beaman, J.H.; Beaman, T.E. [10804] Malaysia K004772433 Yes
Campbell, W.D. [s.n.] Australia K004772879 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [s.n.] Australia K004772877 Yes
Newbey, K. [8798] Australia K000821742 Isotype Yes
Pedley, L. [2175] Australia K004416278 Yes
Williams, K.A.W. [s.n.] Australia K004416281 Yes
s.coll. [14222] Australia K004772872 Yes
Drummond, J. [s.n.] Australia K000567180 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [15012(A13)] Australia K004772889 Yes
Bateson, E. [67] K004772435 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [s.n.] Australia K004416282 Yes
Madani, L. [SAN86238] Malaysia K004772434 Yes
Melville, R.; Calaby, J.H. [4197B] Australia K004772886 Yes
Ashby, E. [2609] Australia K004772882 Yes
Lorence Lugas [583] Malaysia K004772432 Yes
Williams, J.C. [226] Australia K004772870 Yes
s.coll. [14221] Australia K004772874 Yes
Leake, R.B. [77] Australia K004772878 Yes
Trudgen, M.E. [1700] Australia K000821697 Isotype Yes
Gardner, C.A. [2749] Australia K004772876 Yes
Campbell, W.D. [s.n.] Australia K004772873 Yes
Melville, R.; Gardner, C.A. [99] Australia K004772887 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [987] K004772871 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [s.n.] Australia K004772863 Yes
Gunn [s.n.] K004772861 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [s.n.] Australia K004772885 Yes
Melville, R.; Gardner, C.A. [98] Australia K004772866 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images
  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0