Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Melaleuca fissurata
Myrtaceae Juss.
Melaleuca fissurata Barlow , legitimate, scientific
Quinn, F.C., Cowley, K.J., Barlow, B.A. & Thiele, K.R. (7 September 1992), New names and combinations for some Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) species and subspecies from the south-west of Western Australia considered rare or threatened. Nuytsia 8(3): 336, 338, figs 1b, 2b (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Holotypus: Western Australia: Esperance Region: 29 km SSW of Tadpole Lake, c.65 km ENE of Lake King, 32°32'S 119°54'E, Newbey 5535, 13.viii.1979 (PERTH)."
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Latin fissuratus (fissured) and refers to the surface texture of the fruit."
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): 877 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: WA