Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae)occurring in Australia and Tasmania

The genus Melaleuca currently is the subject of taxonomic revision. In this paper, the 219 Australian and Tasmanian species of Melaleuca sens. Austral . auctt. that are considered to represent Melaleuca are listed together wit h their infraspecific taxa, taxonomic and nomenclatural synonyms are given, and new names resulting from changes in taxonomic rank and/or the recognit ion of new taxa are validated. Identification keys are also provided. Of th e new names, 48, 3 and 2 result from the recognition of new species, new su bspecies and new varieties, respectively, 7 from new combinations and 1 fro m the provision of a new name. An invalidly published name is validated. Th e epithet and authority of new taxa are: amydra Craven, apodocephala subsp. calcicola Barlow ex Craven, barlowii Craven, beardii Craven, boeophylla Cr aven, borealis Craven, brophyi Craven, caeca Craven, calyptroides Craven, c ampanae Craven, carrii Craven, clavifolia Craven, condylosa Craven, croxfor diae Craven, delta Craven, eulobata Craven, eurystoma Barlow ex Craven, fab ri Craven, glena Craven, grieveana Craven, halophila Craven, hnatiukii Crav en, hollidayi Craven, huttensis Craven, idana Craven, johnsonii Craven, kei gheryi Craven, laetifica Craven, lara Craven, leuropoma Craven, linguiformi s Craven, longistaminea subsp. spectabilis Barlow ex Craven, orbicularis Cr aven, papillosa Turcz. ex Craven, pentagona var. raggedensis Craven, phoido phylla Barlow ex Craven, plumea Craven, podiocarpa Barlow ex Craven, procer a Craven, ryeae Craven, sapientes Craven, similis Craven, societatis Craven , stereophloia Craven, stramentosa Craven, thapsina Craven, tinkeri Craven, tuberculata var. macrophylla Craven, venusta Craven, villosisepala Craven, viminea subsp. demissa Quinn ex Craven, wonganensis Craven, zonalis Craven ; of new combinations: dempta (Barlow) Craven, eximia (K.J.Cowley) Craven, longistaminea (F.Muell.) Barlow ex Craven, monantha (Barlow) Craven, penicu la (K.J.Cowley) Craven, tuberculata var. arenaria (C.A.Gardner) Craven, vir gata (Benth.) Craven; of the new name: systena Craven; and of the validated name: nematophylla F.Muell. ex Craven.