Melaleuca argentea W. Fitzg. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Melaleuca argentea W. Fitzg.

Summary

Genus:

Melaleuca

Family:

Myrtaceae

Subfamily:

Myrtoideae

Tribe:

Melaleuceae

Nomen number:

23776

Place of publication:

Western Mail (Perth). 16 Jun 1906 (J. Proc. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 3:187. 1918)

Verified:

12/14/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

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

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Reference(s)

Byrnes, N. B. 1986. A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 3. Austrobaileya 2:257.
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. 12:861.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).

Common names

English
silver cadjeput –
silver paperbark –
silver teatree –
silverleaf cadjeput –
silverleaf paperbark –
silvery weeping teatree –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Papua New Guinea
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia

Native
Asia-Tropical

MALESIA: Papua New Guinea

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia]

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://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23776. Accessed 7 June 2026.