Lophostemon confertus

Lophostemon confertus

Lophostemon confertus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Lophostemoneae
Genus: Lophostemon
Species: Lophostemon confertus

Name

Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh., 1982

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melaleuca conferta (R.Br.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 515 (1821)
  • Tristania conferta R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 417 (1812)
  • Tristania conferta var. typica Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 471 (1928), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Lophostemon arborescens Schott in Wiener Z. Kunst 3: 772 (1830)
  • Tristania conferta Griff. in Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 649 (1854), sensu auct.
  • Tristania conferta var. fibrosa F.M.Bailey in Queensl. Fl. 2: 636 (1900)
  • Tristania conferta var. microcarpa Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 1025 (1928)
  • Tristania depressa A.Cunn. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1839 (1836)
  • Tristania griffithii Kurz in Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu, App. B: 50 (1875)
  • Tristania macrophylla A.Cunn. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1839 (1836)
  • Tristania subverticillata H.Wendl. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 1: 186 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland Introduced into: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hawaii, Kenya, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wilson, P.G. & Waterhouse, J.T. 1982. A review of the genus Tristania R. Br. (Myrtaceae): a heterogeneous assemblage of five genera. Australian Journal of Botany 30(4): 413–446. DOI: 10.1071/BT9820413 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lophostemon confertus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Lophostemon confertus. Published online. Accessed: June 03 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Lophostemon confertus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Lophostemon confertus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Brush box, vinegartree

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