Genus Conothamnus Lindl.

Usually considered a synonym of Melaleuca L.


Summary
Genus number:
2895
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Melaleuceae
Accession count:

0 (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

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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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. Craven, L. A. 2002. Notes on Conothamnus Lindl. with the description of a new section, sect. Gongylocephalus Craven (Myrtaceae). Muelleria 16:39-42. Note: accepts
  3. 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.
  4. Govaerts, R. et al. 2008. World checklist of Myrtaceae Note: accepts
  5. Ladiges, P. Y. et al. 1999. Phylogeny of Melaleuca, Callistemon, and related genera of the Beaufortia suballiance (Myrtaceae) based on 5S and ITS-1 spacer regions of nrDNA. Cladistics 15:151-172. Note: accepts
  6. Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase²: the Western Australian flora (on-line resource). 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=2895. Accessed 11 May 2026.