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Melaleuca

The genus Melaleuca is in the family Myrtaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Melaleuca

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Melaleuca acacioides F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca acuminata F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca adenostyla K.J.Cowley Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca adnata Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca aestuosa G.Forst. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca agathosmoides C.A.Gardner Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca alsophila A.Cunn. ex Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca amydra Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca apodocephala Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca apostiba K.J.Cowley Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca araucarioides Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca arcana S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca × arenicola S.Moore Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca argentea W.Fitzg. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca aspalathoides Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca atroviridis Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca barlowii Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca basicephala Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca beardii Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca biconvexa Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca bisulcata F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca blaeriifolia Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca boeophylla Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca borealis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca bracteosa Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca brevisepala (J.W.Dawson) Craven & J.W.Dawson Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca bromelioides Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca brongniartii Däniker Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca brophyi Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca buseana (Guillaumin) Craven & J.W.Dawson Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca caeca Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cajuputi Powell Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca calothamnoides F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca calycina R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca calyptroides Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca campanae Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca camptoclada F.C.Quinn Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca capitata Cheel Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cardiophylla F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca carrii Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cheelii C.T.White Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca ciliosa Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca citrolens Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca clarksonii Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca clavifolia Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cliffortioides Diels Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca coccinea A.S.George Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca concinna Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca concreta F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca condylosa Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca conothamnoides C.A.Gardner Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cordata Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cornucopiae Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca coronicarpa D.A.Herb. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca croxfordiae Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca ctenoides F.C.Quinn Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cucullata Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca cuticularis Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca dawsonii Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca dealbata S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca deanei F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca decora (Salisb.) Britten Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca decussata R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca delta Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca dempta (Barlow) Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca densa R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca densispicata Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca depauperata Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca depressa Diels Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca dichroma Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca diosmatifolia Dum.Cours. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca diosmifolia Andrews Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca dissitiflora F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca eleuterostachya F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca elliptica Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca ericifolia Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca erubescens Nees Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca eulobata Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca eurystoma Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca eximia (K.J.Cowley) Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca exuvia Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca fabri Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca filifolia F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca fissurata Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca fluviatilis Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca foliolosa A.Cunn. ex Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca fulgens R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca gibbosa Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca glaberrima F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca glauca Domin Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca glena Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca globifera R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca glomerata F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca gnidioides Brongn. & Gris Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca grieveana Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca groveana Cheel & C.T.White Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca halmaturorum F.Muell. ex Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca halophila Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca hamata Field. & G.A.Gardner Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca hamulosa Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca haplantha Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca hnatiukii Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca hollidayi Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca holosericea Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca howeana Cheel Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca huegelii Endl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca huttensis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca idana Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca incana R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca interioris Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca irbyana F.Muell. ex R.T.Baker Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca johnsonii Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca keigheryi Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca kunzeoides Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca laetifica Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca lanceolata Otto Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca lara Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca lasiandra F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca lateralis Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca lateriflora Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca lateritia A.Dietr. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca lecanantha Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca leiocarpa F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca leiopyxis F.Muell. ex Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca leptospermoides Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca leuropoma Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca linguiformis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca linophylla F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca longistaminea (F.Muell.) Barlow ex Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca macronychia Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca manglesii Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca megacephala F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca micromera Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca microphylla Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca minutifolia F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca monantha (Barlow) Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca nanophylla Carrick Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca nematophylla F.Muell. ex Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca oldfieldii F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca orbicularis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca ordinifolia Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca osullivanii Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca oxyphylla Carrick Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pallescens Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pancheri (Brongn. & Gris) Craven & J.W.Dawson Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca papillosa Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca parviceps Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca parvistaminea Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pauciflora Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pauperiflora F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca penicula (K.J.Cowley) Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pentagona Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca phoidophylla Barlow ex Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca platycalyx Diels Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca plumea Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca podiocarpa Barlow ex Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca polycephala Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pomphostoma Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca preissiana Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pritzelii (Domin) Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca procera Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca propinqua Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca psammophila Diels Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pulchella R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pungens Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca pustulata Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca quadrifaria F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca radula Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca rigidifolia Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca ringens Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca ryeae Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca saligna Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sapientes Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca scabra R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca scalena Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sciotostyla Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sclerophylla Diels Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sculponeata Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca seriata Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sericea Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sheathiana W.Fitzg. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sieberi Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca similis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca societatis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sparsiflora Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca spathulata Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sphaerodendra Craven & J.W.Dawson Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca spicigera S.Moore Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca squamea Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca squamophloia (Byrnes) Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca squarrosa Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca stenostachya S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca stereophloia Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca stipitata Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca stramentosa Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca striata Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca strobophylla Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca styphelioides Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca subalaris Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca suberosa (Schauer) C.A.Gardner Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca subfalcata Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca subtrigona Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca sylvana Craven & A.J.Ford Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca systena Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca tamariscina Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca teretifolia Endl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca teuthidoides Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca thapsina Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca thymifolia Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca thymoides Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca thyoides Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca tinkeri Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca torquata Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca tortifolia Byrnes Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca trichophylla Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca trichostachya Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca triumphalis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca tuberculata Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca uncinata R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca undulata Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca urceolaris F.Muell. ex Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca uxorum Craven, G.Holmes & Sankowsky Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca venusta Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca villosisepala Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca viminea Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca vinnula Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca violacea Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca wonganensis Craven Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca xerophila Barlow Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca zeteticorum Craven & Lepschi Accepted H WCSP
Melaleuca zonalis Craven Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 451 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Melaleuca. Of these 246 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 96 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Melaleuca. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 451 species names for the genus Melaleuca recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 246 54.5%
◕ Synonym 195 43.2%
◕ Unplaced 7 1.6%
◕ Unassessed 3 0.7%

All names

The status of the 547 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Melaleuca recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 268 49.0%
◕ Synonym 269 49.2%
◕ Unplaced 7 1.3%
◕ Unassessed 3 0.5%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 451 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Melaleuca, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 246 195 0 0 441 97.8%
Medium confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Low confidence 0 0 7 3 10 2.2%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Melaleuca, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.2%
WCSP 246 195 7 2 0 450 99.8%