Genus Calothamnus Labill.

Possible synonym of Melaleuca L.


Summary
Genus number:
1931
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Melaleuceae
Accession count:

28 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
the Greek "thamnos" (bush, shrub) is masculine, therefore this generic name is masculine fide Madrid ICN Art. 62.2


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References:
  1. Craven, L. A. et al. 2014. New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Taxon 63:663-670. DOI: 10.12705/633.38.
  2. Edwards, R. D. et al. 2010. Melaleuca revisited: cpDNA and morphological data confirm that Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) is not monophyletic. Taxon 59:744-754. Note: nested in Melaleuca L.; the preferred alternative is that all currently recognized genera of Melaleuceae to be synonymized under Melaleuca
  3. Govaerts, R. et al. 2008. World checklist of Myrtaceae Note: accepts
  4. Hawkeswood, T. J. et al. 1991. One-sided bottlebrush Calothamnus: the 5-merous species. Austral. Pl. 16:95-104, 108-114. Note: accepts
  5. Hawkeswood, T. J. 1987. A taxonomic revision of the genus Calothamnus Labill. (Myrtaceae: Leptospermoideae). Part. 1. The 4-merous species. Nuytsia 6:67-127. Note: accepts
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1931. Accessed 11 May 2026.