Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca densa R.Br.

First published in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 4: 416 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Australia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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?
Preiss, J.A.L. [285] Australia K000793504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond [149] Australia K004236458 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237790 Yes
Dorrien-Smith, A. [s.n.] Australia K004236441 No
[Baxter] [s.n.] Australia K004236460 No
Drummond [6] Australia K004236459 No
Drummond, J. [46] Australia K000793507 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Fn] [s.n.] Australia K004236434 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237789 Yes
[R.M. Ly] [76] Australia K004236442 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004236435 No
Drummond [7] Australia K004236447 No
Stoward, F. [741] Australia K004236455 No
Drummond [s.n.] Australia K004236456 No
Drummond, J. [149] Australia K004236457 No
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K004236440 No
Gardner, C.A. [s.n.] Australia K004236444 No
Drummond, J. [149] Australia K004236452 No
Daniell, T.C. (Mrs.) [s.n.] Australia K004236445 No
Drummond, J. [46] Australia K000793505 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004236454 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004236437 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237791 Yes
Drummond [47] Australia K004236436 No
Cowley, K.J.; Quinn, F.C. [163] Australia K004236439 No
Thorne, R.F.; Blake, S.T.; Eichler, H. [23853] Australia K004236461 No
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K004236453 No
Drummond, J. [47] Australia K004236450 No
[Oldfield] [[380]] Australia K004236448 No
Drummond, J. [46] Australia K000793506 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004236449 No
Cowley, K.J.; Quinn, F.C. [172] Australia K004236438 No
Pritzel, E.G. [696] Australia K004236443 No
s.coll. [359] Australia K004236446 No
Maiden, J.H. [s.n.] Australia K004236451 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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