Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

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.

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Showing Melaleuca myrtifolia

Myrtaceae Juss.

Melaleuca myrtifolia Vent.

, legitimate

, scientific

Ventenat, E.P. (1804), Jardin de la Malmaison 1(8)

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47, t. 47

[tax. nov.]

Type: "des Iles de la Mer du Sud"

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

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527

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm.

legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae.

Flora Australiensis

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139-140

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm.

legitimate

Byrnes, N.B. (29 August 1985), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 2.

Austrobaileya

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132

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm.

legitimate

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

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905

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm.

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm.

legitimate

Callmander, M.W., Durbin, O.D., Lack, H.-W., Bungener, P., Martin, P. & Gautier, L. (2017), Etienne-Pierre Ventenat (1757-1808) and the gardens of Cels and Empress Joséphine.

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108

[secondary reference]

Lectotype: "(designated here) : Australia : sine loc., L. Ventenat s.n. (holo- : G [G00341463]!)."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm.

legitimate