Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Summary

Genus:

Melaleuca

Family:

Myrtaceae

Subfamily:

Myrtoideae

Tribe:

Melaleuceae

Nomen number:

23799

Place of publication:

Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3:279. 1797

Comment:

taxonomic but not nomenclatural synonym of Metrosideros hypericifolia Salisb.
verified in original literature

Verified:

12/14/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Kajuputi hypericifolia (Salisb.) Skeels
Metrosideros hypericifolia Salisb.

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Reference(s)

Byrnes, N. B. 1985. A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 2. Austrobaileya 2:131.
Craven, L. A. & B. J. Lepschi. 1999. Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Austral. Syst. Bot. 12:882.
Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
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).

Common names

English
red honey myrtle –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
2	Cultivated

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23799. Accessed 15 December 2025.