The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Melaleuca salicina
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Etymology: "The epithet salicina has a similar meaning to ‘‘saligna’’ (willow-like) and also is derived from the generic epithet of the willow genus, Salix." -
Comment: nom. nov., non Melaleuca saligna (J.F.Gmel.) Blume (1849).