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Melaleuca (honey-myrtle)
Taxonomy
Melaleuca was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.
It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Jussieu (1767) and Chauhan (1991).
It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Jussieu (1767) and Chauhan (1991).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1767 | Melaleuca Jussieu |
| 1767 | Melaleuca Linnaeus |
| 1991 | Melaleuca Chauhan |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Melaleuca Linnaeus 1767 [honey-myrtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.78100 Ma
Collections (25 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Melaleuca Callistemon (172832 172833 172836 172837 172855 172867 172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tripura) | Melaleuca sp. (228883 228884) | |
| Quaternary | India (West Bengal) | Melaleuca sp. (228794 228821) |