Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca elliptica Labill.

First published in Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 31 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & S. Western 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?
Cullfity, G. Australia K:SPC-37811.000 No
Aplin, T.E.H. [182[2]] Australia K002233990 Yes
Donner, N.N. [2646] Australia K002233989 Yes
[I.S. Roc] [s.n.] Australia K002233985 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002233988 Yes
Drummond [140] Australia K002233983 Yes
Strid, A. [21280] Australia K002233982 Yes
Drummond, J. [140] Australia K002233987 Yes
Maxwell [s.n.] Australia K002233984 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [71429] Australia K002233981 Yes
Drummond, J. [[140187]] Australia K002233980 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K004237860 Yes
Helms, R. [s.n.] Australia K002233986 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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