Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca uncinata R.Br.

First published in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 4: 414 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Western Australia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Western Australia

Recorded in error in:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Craven, L.A., Lepschi, B., Broadhurst, L. & Byrne, M. (2004). Taxonomic revision of the broombush complex in Western Australia (Myrtaceae, Melaleuca uncinata s.l.). Australian Systematic Botany 17: 255-271.
  • 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

  • Craven, L.A., Lepschi, B., Broadhurst, L. & Byrne, M. (2004). Taxonomic revision of the broombush complex in Western Australia (Myrtaceae, Melaleuca uncinata s.l.). Australian Systematic Botany 17: 255-271.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2001 Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000793473 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Brown, R. [4674] Australia K000793472 Type Yes
Stoward, F. [47] Australia K004236022 Yes
MMC [WA7408] Australia K004236036 Yes
Koch, M. [2972] Australia K004236044 Yes
Helms, R. [s.n.] Australia K004236047 Yes
Drummond [116] Australia K004236040 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Australia K004236041 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K004236039 Yes
Sanford [s.n.] Australia K004236033 Yes
Pritzel, E.G. [865] Australia K004236024 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [s.n.] Australia K004236045 Yes
Ashby, E. [91] Australia K004236043 Yes
Stoward, F. [441] Australia K004236026 Yes
Spencer Moore [s.n.] Australia K004236034 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K004236023 Yes
s.coll. [16024] Australia K004236048 Yes
s.coll. [91] Australia K004236042 Yes
Cole, M.M. [MMC/WA61] Australia K004236035 Yes
Preiss, J.A.L. [270] Australia K000793474 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morrison, A. [16024] Australia K004236049 Yes
Pritzel, E.G. [629] Australia K004236029 Yes
Drummond, J. [s.n.] Australia K000793475 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blackall, W.E. [3413] Australia K004236046 Yes
Koch, M.A. [2945] Australia K004236025 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K004236038 Yes
[Oldf] [s.n.] Australia K004236032 Yes
Helms, R. [1] Australia K004236030 Yes
Drummond, J. [116] Australia K000793471 Type Yes
Campbell, W.D. [WDC57] Australia K004236037 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004236028 Yes
Blackall, W.E. [3525] Australia K004236031 Yes
Helms, R. [s.n.] Australia K004236051 Yes
s.coll. [354] Australia K004236027 Yes
Morrison, A. [16024] Australia K004236050 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