List of Melaleuca species

This is a list of plants in the genus Melaleuca. In 2013, Lyndley Craven published a monograph of the genus with a description of 290 species, including about 40 sometimes known as callistemons. A new species (Melaleuca lophocoracorum) was described in a 2013 paper. Craven's inclusion of callistemons in Melaleuca is not accepted by the National Herbarium of New South Wales or by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne but is accepted by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For example, Melaleuca brachyandra is recognised in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families but as Callistemon brachyandrus by the National Herbarium of New South Wales and by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. Most melaleucas are endemic to Australia but a few species occur in parts of Malesia and Southeast Asia, and 7 species (marked *) are endemic to New Caledonia.


 * Melaleuca acacioides F.Muell. - coastal paperbark
 * Melaleuca acerosa - see Melaleuca systena Craven
 * Melaleuca acuminata F.Muell. - mallee honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca acutifolia (Benth.) Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca adenostyla K.J.Cowley
 * Melaleuca adnata Turcz.
 * Melaleuca agathosmoides C.A.Gardner
 * Melaleuca alsophila Benth. - saltwater paperbark
 * Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel - narrow-leaved paperbark
 * Melaleuca amydra Craven
 * Melaleuca apodocephala Turcz.
 * Melaleuca apostiba K.J.Cowley
 * Melaleuca araucarioides Barlow
 * Melaleuca arcana S.T.Blake
 * Melaleuca argentea W.Fitzg. - silver cajuput, silver-leaved paperbark
 * Melaleuca armillaris (Gaertn.) Sm. - bracelet honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca aspalathoides Schauer
 * Melaleuca atroviridis Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca barlowii Craven
 * Melaleuca basicephala Benth.
 * Melaleuca beardii Craven
 * Melaleuca biconvexa Byrnes
 * Melaleuca bisulcata F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca blaeriifolia Turcz.
 * Melaleuca boeophylla Craven
 * Melaleuca borealis Craven
 * Melaleuca brachyandra (Lindl.) Craven (=Callistemon brachyandrus) - prickly bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. - black teatree, river teatree, mock olive
 * Melaleuca bracteosa Turcz.
 * Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz. - mallee honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca brevisepala * (J.W.Dawson) Craven & J.W.Dawson
 * Melaleuca bromelioides Barlow
 * Melaleuca brongniartii * Daeniker
 * Melaleuca brophyi Craven
 * Melaleuca buseana * (Guillaumin) Craven & J.W.Dawson
 * Melaleuca caeca Craven
 * Melaleuca cajuputi Powell cajuput or white samet
 * Melaleuca calcicola (Barlow ex Craven) Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca calothamnoides F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca calycina R.Br.
 * Melaleuca calyptroides Craven
 * Melaleuca campanae Craven
 * Melaleuca camptoclada Quinn
 * Melaleuca capitata Cheel
 * Melaleuca cardiophylla F.Muell. - umbrella bush, tangling melaleuca
 * Melaleuca carrii Craven
 * Melaleuca cheelii C.T.White
 * Melaleuca chisholmii (Cheel) Craven (=Callistemon chisholmii) - Burra bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca ciliosa Turcz.
 * Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours. (=Callistemon citrinus) - crimson bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca citrolens Barlow
 * Melaleuca clarksonii Barlow
 * Melaleuca clavifolia Craven
 * Melaleuca cliffortioides Diels
 * Melaleuca coccinea A.S.George - goldfields bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca comboynensis (Cheel) Craven (=Callistemon comboynensis) - cliff bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca concinna Turcz.
 * Melaleuca concreta F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca condylosa Craven
 * Melaleuca conothamnoides C.A.Gardner
 * Melaleuca cordata Turcz.
 * Melaleuca cornucopiae Byrnes
 * Melaleuca coronicarpa D.A.Herb. (See Melaleuca marginata)
 * Melaleuca croxfordiae Craven
 * Melaleuca ctenoides Quinn
 * Melaleuca cucullata Turcz.
 * Melaleuca cuticularis Labill. - saltwater paperbark
 * Melaleuca dawsonii * Craven
 * Melaleuca dealbata S.T.Blake - karnbor, swamp teatree, soapy teatree
 * Melaleuca deanei F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca decora (Salisb.) Britten white feather honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca decussata R.Br. - totem poles, cross-leaved honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca delta Craven
 * Melaleuca dempta (Barlow) Craven
 * Melaleuca densa R.Br.
 * Melaleuca densispicata Byrnes
 * Melaleuca depauperata Turcz.
 * Melaleuca depressa Diels
 * Melaleuca dichroma Craven & Lepschi (formerly Melaleuca virgata)
 * Melaleuca diosmatifolia Dum.Cours. (sometimes known as Melaleuca erubescens)
 * Melaleuca diosmifolia Andrews
 * Melaleuca dissitiflora F.Muell. - creek teatree
 * Melaleuca eleuterostachya F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca elliptica Labill. - granite bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca ericifolia Sm. - swamp paperbark
 * Melaleuca eulobata Craven
 * Melaleuca eurystoma Barlow ex Craven
 * Melaleuca eximia (K.J.Cowley) Craven
 * Melaleuca exuvia Craven
 * Melaleuca fabri Craven
 * Melaleuca faucicola Craven (= Callistemon pauciflorus) - desert bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca ferruginea Craven & Cowie
 * Melaleuca filifolia F.Muell. - wiry honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca fissurata Barlow
 * Melaleuca flammea Craven (=Callistemon acuminatus) - tapering-leaved bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca flavovirens (Cheel) Craven (=Callistemon flavovirens) - green bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca fluviatilis Barlow
 * Melaleuca foliolosa A.Cunn. ex Benth.
 * Melaleuca formosa (S.T.Blake) Craven (=Callistemon formosus, C. speciosus) - Kingaroy bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca fulgens R.Br. - scarlet honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca genialis Lepschi
 * Melaleuca gibbosa Labill. - slender honey-myrtle, small-leaved honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca glaberrima F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca glauca (Sweet) Craven (=Callistemon glaucus) - Albany bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca glena Craven
 * Melaleuca globifera R.Br.
 * Melaleuca glomerata F.Muell. - desert honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca gnidiifolia Vent. (See Melaleuca thymifolia Sm. )
 * Melaleuca gnidioides * Brongn. and Gris
 * Melaleuca grieveana Craven
 * Melaleuca groveana Cheel & C.T.White - Grove's paperbark
 * Melaleuca halmaturorum F.Muell. ex Miq.  - kangaroo honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca halophila Craven
 * Melaleuca hamata Fielding & Gardner
 * Melaleuca hamulosa Turcz.
 * Melaleuca haplantha Barlow
 * Melaleuca hemisticta S.T.Blake ex Craven (=Callistemon hemistictus) - Mount Wheeler bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca hnatiukii Craven
 * Melaleuca hollidayi Craven
 * Melaleuca holosericea Schauer
 * Melaleuca howeana Cheel - Lord Howe Island teatree
 * Melaleuca huegelii Endl. - chenille honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca huttensis Craven
 * Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm. - hillock bush
 * Melaleuca idana Craven
 * Melaleuca incana R.Br. - grey honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca interioris Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca irbyana R.T.Baker - weeping paperbark
 * Melaleuca johnsonii Craven
 * Melaleuca keigheryi Craven
 * Melaleuca kunzeoides Byrnes
 * Melaleuca laetifica Craven
 * Melaleuca lanceolata Otto - Rottnest tea tree, black paperbark, moonah
 * Melaleuca lara Craven
 * Melaleuca lasiandra F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca lateralis Turcz.
 * Melaleuca lateriflora Benth. - gorada
 * Melaleuca lateritia A.Dietr. - robin redbreast bush
 * Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz.
 * Melaleuca lazaridis Craven (= Callistemon lazaridis)
 * Melaleuca lecanantha Barlow
 * Melaleuca leiocarpa F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca leiopyxis Benth.
 * Melaleuca leptospermoides Schauer
 * Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. - weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark, white paperbark
 * Melaleuca leuropoma Craven
 * Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. - snow-in-summer, narrow-leaved paperbark, budjur
 * Melaleuca linearifolia (Link) Craven
 * Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. (= Callistemon linearis, C. pinifolius, C. rigidus)
 * Melaleuca linguiformis Craven
 * Melaleuca linophylla F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca longistaminea (F.Muell.) Barlow ex. Craven
 * Melaleuca lophocoracorum A.J.Ford, Craven & Brophy
 * Melaleuca lutea Craven
 * Melaleuca macronychia Turcz.
 * Melaleuca manglesii Schauer
 * Melaleuca marginata (Sond.) Hislop, Lepschi & Craven (formerly Melaleuca coronicarpa)
 * Melaleuca megacephala F.Muell.
 * Melaleuca megalongensis Craven & S.M.Douglas (= Callistemon megalongensis) - Megalong Valley bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca micromera Schauer wattle honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca microphylla Sm.
 * Melaleuca minutifolia F.Muell. - teatree
 * Melaleuca monantha (K.J.Cowley) Craven
 * Melaleuca montana (S.T.Blake) Craven (= Callistemon montanus) - mountain bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca montis-zamia Craven (= Callistemon montis-zamiae)
 * Melaleuca nanophylla Carrick dwarf-leaved honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca nematophylla F.Muell. ex Craven - wiry honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel (= Callistemon nervosus) - fibrebark
 * Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell. - mindiyed, showy honey-myrtle,
 * Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. - prickly-leaved paperbark
 * Melaleuca ochroma Lepschi
 * Melaleuca oldfieldii F.Muell. ex Benth.
 * Melaleuca orbicularis Craven
 * Melaleuca ordinifolia Barlow
 * Melaleuca orophila Craven (= Callistemon teretifolius) - needle bottlebrush, Flinders Ranges bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca osullivanii Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca oxyphylla Carrick - pointed-leaved honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca pachyphylla (Cheel) Craven (= Callistemon pachyphyllus) - wallum bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca pallescens Byrnes
 * Melaleuca pallida (Bonpl.) Craven (= Callistemon pallidus) - lemon bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca paludicola Craven (= Callistemon paludosus, Callistemon sieberi) - river bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca pancheri * (Brongn. & Griseb.) Craven & J.W.Dawson
 * Melaleuca papillosa Craven
 * Melaleuca parviceps Lindl. - rough honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca parvistaminea Byrnes
 * Melaleuca pauciflora Turcz.
 * Melaleuca pauperiflora F.Muell. - Boree
 * Melaleuca pearsonii (R.D.Spencer & Lumley) Craven (= Callistemon pearsonii) - Blackdown bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca penicula (K.J.Cowley) Craven
 * Melaleuca pentagona Labill.
 * Melaleuca phoenicea (Lindl.) Craven (= Callistemon phoeniceus) - scarlet bottlebrush, lesser bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca phoidophylla Craven
 * Melaleuca phratra Craven (= Callistemon phratra)
 * Melaleuca pityoides (F.Muell.) Craven
 * Melaleuca platycalyx Diels
 * Melaleuca plumea Craven
 * Melaleuca podiocarpa Craven
 * Melaleuca polandii (F.M.Bailey) Craven (= Callistemon polandii) – gold-tipped bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca polycephala Benth.
 * Melaleuca pomphostoma Barlow
 * Melaleuca preissiana Schauer - stout paperbark, modong or moonah
 * Melaleuca pritzelii (Domin) Barlow
 * Melaleuca procera Craven
 * Melaleuca protrusa Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca psammophila Diels
 * Melaleuca pulchella R.Br. - claw flower
 * Melaleuca pungens Schauer
 * Melaleuca punicea Byrnes
 * Melaleuca pustulata Hook.f. - yellow, warty or Cranbrook paperbark
 * Melaleuca pyramidalis Craven (= Callistemon pyramidalis)
 * Melaleuca quadrifaria F.Muell. - limestone honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca quercina Craven (= Callistemon quercinus) - Oakey bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake – niaouli, broad-leaved paperbark
 * Melaleuca radula Lindl. - graceful honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca recurva (R.D.Spencer & Lumley) Craven (= Callistemon recurvus) - Tinaroo bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Schauer - swamp paperbark
 * Melaleuca rigidifolia Turcz.
 * Melaleuca ringens Barlow
 * Melaleuca rugulosa (Schltdl. ex Link) Craven (= Callistemon macropunctatus, C. rugulosus, C. coccineus) - scarlet bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca ryeae Craven
 * Melaleuca sabrina Craven (= Callistemon sabrina)
 * Melaleuca salicina Craven (= Callistemon salignus) - white or willow bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca saligna Schauer
 * Melaleuca sapientes Craven
 * Melaleuca scabra R.Br. - rough honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca scalena Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca sciotostyla Barlow - Wongan melaleuca
 * Melaleuca sclerophylla Diels
 * Melaleuca sculponeata Barlow
 * Melaleuca seriata Lindl.
 * Melaleuca sericea Byrnes
 * Melaleuca serpentina Craven (= Callistemon serpentinus)
 * Melaleuca sheathiana W.Fitzg. - boree
 * Melaleuca shiressii (Blakely) Craven (= Callistemon shiressii)
 * Melaleuca sieberi Schauer
 * Melaleuca similis Craven
 * Melaleuca societatis Craven
 * Melaleuca sophisma Lepschi
 * Melaleuca sparsiflora Turcz.
 * Melaleuca spathulata Schauer
 * Melaleuca spectabilis (Barlow ex Craven) Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca sphaerodendra * Craven & J.W.Dawson
 * Melaleuca spicigera S.Moore
 * Melaleuca squamea Labill. - swamp honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca squamophloia (Byrnes) Craven
 * Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm. - scented paperbark
 * Melaleuca stenostachya S.T.Blake - fibre-barked or straight teatree
 * Melaleuca stereophloia Craven
 * Melaleuca stipitata (K.J.Cowley) Craven
 * Melaleuca stramentosa Craven
 * Melaleuca striata Labill.
 * Melaleuca strobophylla Barlow
 * Melaleuca styphelioides Sm. - prickly-leaved paperbark
 * Melaleuca subalaris Barlow
 * Melaleuca suberosa (Schauer) C.A.Gardner - corky honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca subfalcata Turcz.
 * Melaleuca subtrigona Schauer
 * Melaleuca subulata (Cheel) Craven (= Callistemon subulatus)
 * Melaleuca sylvana (K.J.Cowley) Craven
 * Melaleuca systena Craven - coastal honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca tamariscina Hook. - bush-house paperbark or tamarix honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca teretifolia Endl. - banbar
 * Melaleuca teuthidoides Barlow
 * Melaleuca thapsina Craven
 * Melaleuca thymifolia Sm. - thyme honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca thymoides Labill.
 * Melaleuca thyoides Turcz. - salt lake honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca tinkeri Craven
 * Melaleuca torquata Barlow
 * Melaleuca tortifolia Byrnes
 * Melaleuca trichophylla Lindl.
 * Melaleuca trichostachya Lindl.
 * Melaleuca triumphalis Craven
 * Melaleuca tuberculata Schauer
 * Melaleuca ulicoides Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca uncinata R.Br. - broom bush, broom honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca undulata Benth. - hidden honeymyrtle
 * Melaleuca urceolaris F.Muell. ex Benth.
 * Melaleuca uxorum Craven G.Holmes & Sankowsky
 * Melaleuca venusta Craven
 * Melaleuca villosisepala Craven
 * Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes (= Callistemon viminalis) - weeping or creek bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca viminea Lindl. - mohan
 * Melaleuca vinnula Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca violacea Schauer
 * Melaleuca virens Craven (= Callistemon viridiflorus) - lime bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca virgata (Benth.) Craven (See Melaleuca dichroma)
 * Melaleuca viridiflora Gaertn. - broad-leaved paperbark
 * Melaleuca williamsii Craven (= Callistemon pungens)
 * Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell. - Wilson's or violet honey-myrtle
 * Melaleuca wimmerensis (Marriott & G.W.Carr) Craven (= Callistemon wimmerensis) - Wimmera bottlebrush
 * Melaleuca wonganensis Craven
 * Melaleuca xerophila Barlow
 * Melaleuca zeteticorum Craven & Lepschi
 * Melaleuca zonalis Craven