Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Melaleuca L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2, 507, 509 (1767), nom. cons.
Synonymy:
  • = Eremaea Lindl.
  • = Myrtoleucodendron Kuntze
  • = Callistemon R.Br., Voy. Terra Austral. Voy. Terra Austral., 547 (1814)
  • = Regelia Schauer
  • = Beaufortia R.Br.
Vernacular Name(s):
Bottlebrush; Honey myrtle; Paperbark
 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Melaleuca L.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised2
Exotic: Casual6
Total8
 Bibliography
Brown, R. 1814: General remarks, geographical and systemical, on the Botany of Terra Australis. In: Flinders, M. A Voyage to Terra Australis. Vol. 2. Nicol, London. 533–613.
Craven, L.A.; Edwards, R.D.; Cowley, K.J. 2014: New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Taxon 63(3): 663–670.
Edwards, R.D.; Craven, L.A.; Crisp, M.D.; Cook, L.G. 2010: Melaleuca revisited: cpDNA and morphological data confirm that Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) is not monophyletic. Taxon 59: 744–754.
Linnaeus, C. von 1767: Systema Naturae, ed. 12. Vol. 2.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.