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).