Myrtaceae Juss.
Melaleuca crassifolia Benth. , legitimate, scientific
Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 145 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "W. Australia, Drummond, 5th Coll. n. 142, 154, and a form with smaller, narrower leaves, and smaller flowers, 5th Coll. n. 141, 153."
Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 241 [basionym]
basionym of: Myrtoleucodendron crassifolium (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate
Cowley, K.J., Quinn, F.C., Barlow, B.A. & Craven, L.A. (17 August 1990), Contributions to a revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10. Australian Systematic Botany 3(2): 190 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "(here chosen): Western Australia: Drummond 5th coll. 154 (K). Syntypes: Western Australia: Drummond 5th coll. 141 (K,MEL 603172,PERTH); Drummond 5th coll. 142 (K,KW,MEL 603173,PERTH); Drummond 5th coll. 153 (K,MEL 603174)."
Cowley, K.J., Quinn, F.C., Barlow, B.A. & Craven, L.A. (17 August 1990), Contributions to a revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10. Australian Systematic Botany 3(2): 190 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz. legitimate
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): 886 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz. legitimate