Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel

First published in J. Proc. Roy. Soc. New South Wales 78: 665 (1945)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Papua New Guinea to N. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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?
Apr 1, 1964 Mitchell, T.L. [s.n.] Australia K000793413 Type Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [6001] Australia K004235237 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6512] Australia K004235155 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11587] Australia K004235246 Yes
Perry, R.A. [3773] Australia K004235228 Yes
Scarth-Johnson, V. [82(14)] Australia K004235240 Yes
Beauglehole, A.C. [52574] Australia K004235150 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9070] Australia K004235234 Yes
Jackes, B.R. [s.n.] Australia K004235243 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3500] Australia K004235254 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [8520] Australia K004235231 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6564] Australia K004235160 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5690] Australia K004235229 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6513] Australia K004235153 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [61700] Australia K004235244 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6511] Australia K004235158 Yes
Perry, R.A. [4523] Australia K004235239 Yes
Pedley, L. [1842] Australia K004235249 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [6027] Australia K004235235 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3526] Australia K004235253 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6401] Australia K004235157 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6543] Australia K004235159 Yes
Blake, S.T. [15986] Australia K004235233 Yes
Smith, L.S. [4336] Australia K004235250 Yes
Cole, M.M. [13000] Australia K004235248 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [6010] Australia K004235245 Yes
Scarth-Johnson, V. [80(12)] Australia K004235241 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P. [7061] Australia K004235152 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [6039] Australia K004235236 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [8514] Australia K004235230 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [6023] Australia K004235238 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6560] Australia K004235154 Yes
Maconochie, J.R. [2665] Australia K004235156 Yes
Blake, S.T. [19578] Australia K004235247 Yes
Perry, R.A. [820] Australia K004235242 Yes
Halliday, T.A. [474] Australia K004235251 Yes
Pedley, L. [2739A] Australia K004235252 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [4567] Australia K004235255 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 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