Myrtus leucadendra Linnaeus , Herbarium Amboinense : 9. 1754
Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. (1767)
Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M)
Jarvis, Charlie
(L.) L.
Linnaeus
1767
Linnaeus
1754
Magnoliopsida
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca
GBIF,CoL
Plantae
Myrtales
Tracheophyta
species
leucadendra
Myrtus leucadendraLinnaeus, Herbarium Amboinense: 9. 1754, typ. cons.
["Habitat in Amboina."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 676 (1762). RCN: 5733.
Basionym of: Melaleuca leucadendra(L.) L. (1767).
Lectotype(Blake in Contr. Queensland Herb.1: 17. 1968): [icon] "Arbor alba"in Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 2: 72, t. 16. 1741.
Generitypeof MelaleucaLinnaeus, nom. cons.
Note:Merrill ( Interpret. Rumph. Herb. Amb.: 33, 402. 1917) indicated Rumphius'plates and descriptions as the type, but did not distinguish between the two plates (2: t. 16 and t. 17).