Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.

First published in Sert. Hannov.: 19 (1796)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Queensland to New South Wales. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Queensland

Introduced into:

Assam, Cape Provinces, Great Britain, New Zealand North, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Callistemon linearis.]
  • 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. [Cited as Callistemon linearis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/165154. epublication.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lepschi, B.J.; Mowatt, J.C. [1399] Australia K001516568 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885085 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885080 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885087 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885083 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Callistemon linearis K003885465 Yes
Brown, R. [4665] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885094 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Callistemon linearis K003885464 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885091 Yes
Fraser [268] Callistemon linearis K003885086 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885092 Yes
Stephenson [70] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885093 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Callistemon linearis K003885462 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885082 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17869] India Callistemon linearis K003885420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K000793336 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Callistemon linearis K003885421 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Callistemon linearis K003885388 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885084 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885090 Yes
Melville, R.; Mair, K. [770] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885088 Yes
McBarron, E.J. [8517] Australia Callistemon linearis K003885089 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/

  • 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