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 comosa
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- Plantae(reg.)
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- Melaleuca(gen.)
- comosa(sp.)
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Type: "Queensland. MITCHELL DISTRICT: 2.5 km SE of New Belton dam, Mt Marlow, 19 September 2014, J. Silcock JLS1650 & B. Laffineur (holo: BRI; iso: CANB, to be distributed)."
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APC Dist.: Qld
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Etymology: "The species epithet is from the Greek comosus meaning ‘hairy’, and is given in reference to the dense patent hairs on the flowering hypanthia."