Forster, J.R. & Forster J.G.A. (1775), Characteres Generum Plantarum: 72 [as 48], t. 36, figs. f-l [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Linnaeus, C. [filius] (April 1782), Supplementum Plantarum: 343 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. legitimate

Murray, J.A. (1784), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 14: 699 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. legitimate

Forster, J.G.A. (1786), De Plantis Esculentis Insularum Oceani Australis Commentatio Botanica: 78 [basionym]

basionym of: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst. isonym

Aiton, W. (1789), Hortus Kewensis 2: 156 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Philadelphus scoparius var. linifolius Aiton nom. inval.

Aiton, W. (1789), Hortus Kewensis 2: 156 [basionym]

basionym of: Philadelphus scoparius (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Aiton legitimate

Schrader, H.A. & Wendland, J.C. (December 1797), Sertum Hannoveranum 3: 25 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca scoparia var. diosmatifolia Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. nom. inval.

Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1828), Myrtaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 227 [secondary reference]

Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1835), Botanical Magazine 62: t. 3419 [secondary reference]

Schauer, S. (1841), Kritische Revision der in deutschen Garten vorkommenden Arten der Gattung Leptospermum. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 15: 425 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (1852), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(1): 69 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 11 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (13 May 1856), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(2): 138 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Philadelphus scoparius (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Aiton legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 105 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum squarrosum Gaertn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum recurvifolium Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum floribundum Salisb. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum baccatum Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum juniperifolium Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum multiflorum Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum juniperinum Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum rubricaule Cels ex Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum persiciflorum Rchb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum oxycedrus S.Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum aciculare S.Schauer nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum styphelioides S.Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum divaricatum Schauer legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 79 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 54 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 52 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 146 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 186 [secondary reference]

common name: Captain Cook's Tea-tree [n/a]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 157, 158, Plate XLII [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 404 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum floribundum Salisb. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Tea-tree [n/a]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1006 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Philadelphus scoparius (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Philadelphus floribundus Usteri ex Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum rubricaule Cels ex Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum humifusum Domin nom. inval., pro syn.

Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 856 [secondary reference]

common name: Manuka Teatree [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 197 [secondary reference]

common name: Manuka [n/a]

McVaugh, R. (1956), Nomenclatural notes on Myrtaceae and related families. Taxon 5: 142 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "the plate (t. 36) as to figs g–l"

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 447 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Leptospermum juniperinum Sm. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 856

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 200, Fig. 50 [secondary reference]

common name: Manuka [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 167 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (8 December 1989), A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3(3): 415-417, map 8-58 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Philadelphus scoparius var. linifolius Aiton nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia var. diosmatifolia Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium Dum.Cours. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium W.T.Aiton nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. forsteri S.Schauer nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Philadelphus aromaticus Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Philadelphus scoparius var. myrtifolius Sol. ex Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Philadelphus floribundus Usteri ex Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum floribundum Salisb. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca scoparia var. myrtifolia (Sol. ex Aiton) Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. myrtifolium (Sol. ex Aiton) W.T.Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. prostratum Kirk legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. parvum Kirk legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum nichollii Dorr.Sm. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum nichollsii Dorr.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. nichollsii (Dorr.Sm.) Turrill legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. eximium B.L.Burtt legitimate

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 162 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Manuka Tea tree [n/a] common name: Manuka [n/a]

Lyne, A.M. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Leptospermum. Flora of Victoria 3: 1015-1016, Fig. 209c [secondary reference]

common name: Broom Teatree [n/a]

• Vernacular: Manuka (Maori name)

Thompson, J. & Logan, V. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Leptospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 186 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst. isonym nomenclatural synonym: Philadelphus scoparius var. linifolius Aiton nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Philadelphus scoparius (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Aiton var. scoparius legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia var. diosmatifolia Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. var. scoparia legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium Dum.Cours. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium W.T.Aiton nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. var. scoparium legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium DC. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. forsteri S.Schauer nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. f. scoparium legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparia Hook.f. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Philadelphus scoparius var. myrtifolius Sol. ex Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca scoparia var. myrtifolia (Sol. ex Aiton) Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. myrtifolium (Sol. ex Aiton) W.T.Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. eximium B.L.Burtt legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum aff. continentale [n/a]

• APC Comment: Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium and L. scoparium var. eximium are treated as distinct taxa in Tas.
• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst. isonym nomenclatural synonym: Philadelphus scoparius (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Aiton var. scoparius legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Philadelphus scoparius (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Aiton legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. var. scoparia legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. var. scoparium legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. f. scoparium legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparia Hook.f. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Philadelphus scoparius var. myrtifolius Sol. ex Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Philadelphus scoparius var. linifolius Aiton nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca scoparia var. myrtifolia (Sol. ex Aiton) Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melaleuca scoparia var. diosmatifolia Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. myrtifolium (Sol. ex Aiton) W.T.Aiton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium Dum.Cours. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium W.T.Aiton nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium DC. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. forsteri S.Schauer nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum nichollii Dorr.Sm. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum nichollsii Dorr.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. nichollii Turrill orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. nichollsii (Dorr.Sm.) Turrill legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. eximium B.L.Burtt legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. nicholsii A.D.Chapm. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum aff. continentale [n/a]

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 59 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptospermum scoparium var. eximium B.L.Burtt legitimate

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