Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Melaleuca flammea
Myrtaceae Juss.
Melaleuca flammea Craven , legitimate, scientific
Craven, L.A. (2006), New combinations in Melaleuca for Australian Species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae). Novon 16(4): 471 [nom. nov.]
replaced synonym: Callistemon acuminatus Cheel legitimate
  • Etymology: "The epithet flammea is derived from the Latin ‘‘flammeus,’’ fiery or fiery-red, in reference to the staminal filament color in this species."
  • Comment: nom. nov., non Melaleuca acuminata F.Muell. (1858).
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon acuminatus Cheel legitimate
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (November 2015), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2014 census to 2015 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2015: 24 [secondary reference]