Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Myrtaceae Juss.
Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. , legitimate , scientific
Gaertner, J. (December 1788) , De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 1
173, t. 35, fig. 1
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"Ex herbario Banksiano." [given by S.T.Blake, Contr. Queensland Herb. 1 (1968) 36–41 as [Queensland, Endeavour River, July–August 1770] Banks and Solander; holotype not located, figured by Gaertner, Fruct. ; isotypes BM (photo in NSW, BRI), NSW, MEL, W."].
Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806) , Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3)
526
[secondary reference]
Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1828) , Myrtaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3
212
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Metrosideros albida DC. nom. inval., pro syn.
Bentham, G. (5 January 1867) , Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3
142
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Melaleuca leucadendra (L. legitimate
Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891) , Revisio Generum Plantarum 1
241
[basionym]
basionym of:
Myrtoleucodendron viridiflorum (Sol. ex Kuntze legitimate
Lyons, A.B. (1900) , Plant Names Scientific and Popular
74
[basionym]
basionym of:
Cajuputi viridiflora (Sol. ex A.Lyons legitimate
Cheel, E. in Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917) , Appendix II: Myrtaceae of Northern Territory (except Eucalyptus). The Flora of the Northern Territory
299
[basionym]
basionym of:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. viridiflora (Sol. ex Cheel legitimate
Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958) , The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology
272, Fig. 10C
[secondary reference]
Blake, S.T. (1968) , A revision of Melaleuca leucadendron and its allies (Myrtaceae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 1
36-41
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Myrtoleucodendron viridiflorum (Sol. ex Kuntze legitimate
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972) , Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4)
252
[secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1980) , Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1
192
[secondary reference]
common name:
Broad-leaf Tea-tree
[n/a]
George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981) , Myrtaceae (most, not Eucalyptus). Flora of Central Australia
254, Fig. 335B
[secondary reference]
Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2
131
[secondary reference]
Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986) , Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2
142-143
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. sanguinea Cheel nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. viridiflora (Sol. ex Cheel legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii F.M.Bailey legitimate
common name:
Broad Leaved Tea Tree [n/a]
Byrnes, N.B. (24 July 1986) , A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 3. Austrobaileya 2(3)
258-260
[secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987) , Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26
55
[secondary reference]
Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992) , Myrtaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region
539-540, Fig. 162I
[secondary reference]
Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993) , Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system
13, 35, 174, pl. 112(h), Code 980
[secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993) , Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1
111, 125, 173, Code 980
[secondary reference]
common name:
Paperbark [n/a]
common name:
Broad Leaved Paperbark [n/a]
common name:
Broad-Leaved Tea Tree [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993) , Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2
328, Code 980
[secondary reference]
Robson, Peter J. (1993) , Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Swamp Paperbark [n/a]
common name:
Paperbark [n/a]
common name:
Coarse leaved Paperbark [n/a]
common name:
Broad leaved Tea tree [n/a]
common name:
Broad leaved Paperbark [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994) , Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest
308
[secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995) , Flora of the Darwin Region 2
174-175, Fig. 54
[secondary reference]
Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996) , Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia
147
[secondary reference]
common name:
Broad-leaved Paperbark [n/a]
Vernacular:
nimalgoon (Bardi)
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999) , Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs
77
[secondary reference]
Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (21 December 1999) , Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6)
915
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Myrtoleucodendron viridiflorum (Sol. ex Kuntze legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Cajuputi viridiflora (Sol. ex A.Lyons legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. viridiflora (Sol. ex Cheel legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca cunninghamii Schauer legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. latifolia C.Riviere nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca sanguinea Cheel nom. inval., pro syn.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. sanguinea Cheel nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii (Cheel nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca cunninghamii var. glabra C.T.White legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca viridiflora var. glabra (Byrnes legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca viridiflora var. canescens Byrnes legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata Byrnes legitimate
Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000) , Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia
114, Fig. 22
[secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004) , Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest
349
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii F.M.Bailey legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca sanguinea Cheel nom. inval., pro syn.
common name:
Broad Leaved Paperbark [n/a]
common name:
Swamp Teatree [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Myrtoleucodendron viridiflorum (Sol. ex Kuntze legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Cajuputi viridiflora (Sol. ex A.Lyons legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendron var. viridiflora Cheel orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. viridiflora (Sol. ex Cheel legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. var. viridiflora legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca albiflora Raeusch. nom. inval., nom. nud.
taxonomic synonym:
Metrosideros albida DC. nom. inval., pro syn.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca cunninghami Schauer orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca cunninghamii Schauer legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendron var. latifolia C.Riviere orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. latifolia C.Riviere nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii F.M.Bailey legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca sanguinea Cheel nom. inval., pro syn.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendron var. sanguinea Cheel orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. sanguinea Cheel nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii (Cheel nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca leucadendron var. cunninghamii Cheel orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca cunninghamii var. glabra C.T.White legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca viridiflora var. canescens Byrnes legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata Byrnes legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Melaleuca viridiflora var. glabra (Byrnes legitimate
APC Comment:
Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora and M. viridiflora var. attenuata are recognised as distinct taxa in Qld.
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, Qld
