Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca squamea Labill.

First published in Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 28 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Australia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

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.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hicks, A.J. [85] Australia K004236375 No
Gamble, J.S. [15374] India K003885581 Yes
Melville, R.; Willis, J.; Curtis, W.; Paton, D. [2354] Australia K004236424 No
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K004236381 No
Anderson [110] Australia K004236383 No
Brown, R. [4678] Australia K004236432 No
Gunn, R.; Hooker; Lindley [682] Australia K004236428 No
Herrington, Stephen; O'Brien, Seamus; Wilson-Wright, Robert; Porteous, Neil; Lunt, Piers; Bancroft, Charlie (BIBET 2018) [BIBET 119] Australia K001520061 Yes
Herrington, S. ; O'Brien, S. ; Wilson-Wright, R.; Porteous, N.; Lunt, P.; Bancroft, C. [BIBET089] Australia K001520171 Yes
Melville, R. [1582] Australia K004236425 No
Brown, R. [4679] Australia K004236431 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004237713 Yes
Melville, R. [2375] Australia K004236423 No
Coveny, R.G.; Hardin, D. [15938] Australia K004236384 No
[DrM] [s.n.] Australia K004236378 No
Coveny, R. [5107] Australia K004236386 No
McGillivray, D.J. [2325] Australia K004236387 No
[S. Gfer] [s.n.] Australia K004236433 No
Whibley, D.J.E. [16] Australia K004236389 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004236377 No
Audas, J.W. [s.n.] Australia K004236382 No
[S. Irfer] [s.n.] Australia K004236429 No
Coveny, R.; Thomas, J. [11143] Australia K004236385 No
Lord Talbot de Malahide [s.n.] Australia K004236430 No
K:SPC-08600.000 No
Cunningham, A.; Anderson; [and others] [[07]] Australia K004236374 No
[Bashhom] [s.n.] Australia K004236376 No
Cunningham, A. [89] Australia K004236427 No
Melville, R.; Willis, J.; Curtis, W.; Paton, D. [2375] Australia K004236426 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004236379 No
Melville, R.; Beauglehole, C.; Finck, P.; Finck, E. [1582] Australia K004236373 No
Mueller [s.n.] Australia K004236380 No

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