Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 278 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Queensland

Introduced into:

Florida

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Australia K002234700 Yes
Miss Gwenda Rodway [1621] Australia K002234702 Yes
Brass, L.J.; White, C.T. [333] Australia K002234712 Yes
Anderson, E.R. [s.n.] Australia K002234707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237863 Yes
Halliday, T.A. [495] Australia K002234703 Yes
White, C.T. [7312] Australia K002234705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dominica K004237897 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237864 Yes
K:SPC-14463.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Dominica K004237898 Yes
Powell, J.M.; Mcgrath, J. [383] Australia K002234698 Yes
White, C.T. [8682] Australia K002234713 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K002234708 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4679] Australia K002234710 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4679] Australia K002234711 Yes
[B. de Schank] [s.n.] Australia K002234709 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [2389] Australia K002234701 Yes
Dr Lhotsky [s.n.] Australia K002234699 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K002234706 Yes
Michael, N. (Revd.) [3024] Australia K002234704 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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