Myrtaceae Juss.
Melaleuca ringens 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)]:
346-347, figs 6a, 2h (map)
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Holotypus: Western Australia: Leeuwin Region: Point d'Entrecasteaux, 300 m below the lighthouse, 34°50'S 116°00'E, Cowley & Quinn 183 10.x.1988 (CANB 383963). Isotypi: AD, BRI, G, K, MEL, PERTH."
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Etymology:
"The specific epithet is derived from the Latin ringens (gaping), and refers to the very open fruit aperture."
[Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1993), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 6]:
360
APC
[secondary reference]
misapplication:
Melaleuca diosmifolia ‘Windy Harbour’
[default]
by [Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1993), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 6]: 360
[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)]:
901
[secondary reference]
[Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2]:
716-717
[secondary reference]