Melaleuca leucadendra (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 509; Mantissa Plantarum: 105. 1767, typ. cons.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 5733.

Basionym: Myrtus leucadendra L. (1754), typ. cons.

Lectotype (Blake in Contr. Queensland Herb. 1: 17. 1968): [icon] "Arbor alba" in Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 2: 72, t. 16. 1741.

Generitype of Melaleuca Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. ( Myrtaceae).

Note: Melaleuca Linnaeus, nom. cons, against Kajuputi Adans.