Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Melaleuca triumphalis
Myrtaceae Juss.
Melaleuca triumphalis Craven , legitimate, scientific
Craven, L.A. (30 June 1998), A result of the 1996 Mueller Commemorative Expedition to northwestern Australia: Melaleuca triumphalis sp. nov. (Myrtaceae). Muelleria 11: 1-3, Figs 1, 2 BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Northern Territory: Gregory National Park, Victoria River Gorge, c. 6 km SW of the Victoria River roadhouse, 17 Sep 1996, Cowie and Mangion 7327 (holotype: CANB; isotypes DNA, MEL, NSW).
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Latin triumphalis (pertaining to a triumph, triumphal) and reflects both the results achieved by Mueller while a member of the Gregory expedition and the collection of this previously unknown species on the recent expedition commemorating Mueller's work."