Summary
Place of publication:
Ann. Rep. of the Government Botanist and Director of the Botanic Garden, Victoria 22. 1858 (Fragm. 4:60. 1864)
Verified:
06/24/1999
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001
- Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
- Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
- National Herbarium of New South Wales. Flora of New South Wales. 1961-1984
- Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
- Thompson, J. 1989. A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3:372.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
- Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Common names
English
Australian myrtle – Australian teatree – coast teatree – coastal teatree – Afrikaans
Australiese mirt –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | South Australia | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Tasmania | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
Native
Australasia
-
AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria]
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Africa
-
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Australasia
-
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
-
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Northern America
Pacific
-
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | erosion control | | Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003 |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
Environmental | shade/shelter | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993 |
Weed | | | Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21820.
Accessed 7 July 2024.