Myrtaceae Juss.
Melaleuca araucarioides Barlow , legitimate, scientific
Quinn, F.C., Cowley, K.J., Barlow, B.A. & Thiele, K.R. (7 September 1992), New names and combinations for some Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) species and subspecies from the south-west of Western Australia considered rare or threatened. Nuytsia 8(3): 334-336, figs 1a, 2a (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Western Australia: Esperance Region: About 1 km W of Kog's Corner on the Cape Riche to Highway road, 34°36'S, 118°45'E, Cowley & Quinn 151, 7.x.1988 (CANB 383935). Isotypi: BRI,K,MEL,PERTH).
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet alludes to the superficial resemblance of the leafy shoots to those of the gymnosperm genus Araucaria Juss."
Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (21 December 1999), Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6): 860 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: WA