Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 1: 105 (1767)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to N. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Maluku, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Belize, Benin, French Guiana, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, Lesser Sunda Is., Nicobar Is., Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • 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.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2009 Muirah, S., et al. [FRI 55361] Malaya K000565520 Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Cunningham, A. [253] Australia K000793405 Isotype Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Cunningham, A. [253] Australia K000793406 Unknown Type Material Yes
Story, R. [7259] Australia K002234852 Yes
Buderus, J. [NGF25841] Papua New Guinea K002233858 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3646] K001110719 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, I.B. [335] Australia K002234859 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K004237806 Yes
P. van Royen [4898] Papua New Guinea K002233857 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hong Kong K004237752 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237773 Yes
[Ng] [FRI1228] Malaysia K003885610 Yes
Lazarides; Adams [322] Australia K002234860 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237847 Yes
Abbe, L.B.; Abbe, E.C.; Smitinand, T. [9163] Thailand K004237770 Yes
Grey, E.; White, K.J. [NGF10393] Papua New Guinea K002233856 Yes
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002233852 Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF35419] Papua New Guinea K002233844 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885579 Yes
Mann, E.B. [NGF43260] Papua New Guinea K002233855 Yes
Byrnes, N.; Maconochie, J.R. [1017] Australia K002234861 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [461] Australia K002234854 Yes
Shah, M. [49] Malaysia K003885606 Yes
Harris, W. [s.n.] United States K004237807 Yes
Symon, D.E. [5269] Australia K002234867 Yes
Kasim, M. [1276] Malaysia K003885607 Yes
P. van Royen [4762] Indonesia K002233842 Yes
s.coll. [[KS70469]] Malaysia K003885601 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [4090] Malaysia K003885602 Yes
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002233853 Yes
Grey, E.; White, K.J. [NGF10387] Papua New Guinea K002233840 Yes
Scarth-Johnson, V. [559] Australia K002234866 Yes
Jackson, P. [s.n.] Australia K002234855 Yes
Hansen, B.; Smitinand, T. [[12182]] Thailand K003885629 Yes
Campbell, W.D. [4] Australia K002234869 Yes
Symington, C.F. [45903] Malaysia K003885603 Yes
Nadruz, M.; Dalcin, H.C.; Dalcin, E.C. [205] Brazil K001178003 No
Paijmans, K. [2494] Australia K002234863 Yes
Wiakabu, J.; Giyowosa, S. [LAE70462] Papua New Guinea K002233839 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [885] Papua New Guinea K002233837 Yes
Pullen, R. [7038] Papua New Guinea K002233841 Yes
Larsen, K. [10036] Thailand K003885630 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cayman Islands K004237902 Yes
Carrick, J. [JC1471] Malaysia K003885609 Yes
Henty, E.E.; Croft, J.R. [NGF49905] Papua New Guinea K002233843 Yes
[Md. Nor] [41931] Malaysia K003885605 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000793407 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002233854 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003885576 Yes
Pleyte, D.R. [977] Indonesia K002233850 Yes
McKean, J. [B763] Australia K002234862 Yes
Kairo, A. [635] Papua New Guinea K002233838 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cayman Islands K004237901 Yes
Melville, R. [7190] United States K004237608 Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K002234851 Yes
Walker [51] Singapore K003885611 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3646] K001110718 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moore, K.M. [82] Australia K002234865 Yes
Brown, R. [4713] Australia K002234853 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [4090] Malaysia K003885600 Yes
Ambriansyah; Karim, A.; Yusran; Salam [AA2612] Indonesia K004237772 Yes
Campbell, W.D. [33] Australia K002234870 Yes
Main [525] Indonesia K002233847 Yes
Mani [525] Indonesia K002233848 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF14045] Papua New Guinea K002233845 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [FRI12956] Malaysia K003885604 Yes
AET (exp. Lundquist) [692] Indonesia K002233849 Yes
Pleyte, D.R. [841] Indonesia K002233846 Yes
Stokes, S.J. [56] Australia K002234868 Yes
Asri, M. [FRRI25599] Malaysia K003885608 Yes
Brass, L.J. [6041] Papua New Guinea K002233851 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885577 Yes
Moore, K.M. [72] Australia K002234864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K004237753 Yes
Camara, M.C.; Cruz, A.B.R.; Noffs, L.B.; Goes, M. [s.n.] Brazil K001178004 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885578 Yes

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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