Circumscription of Chamelaucium (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), with validation of six species names and two new combinations
MARCHANT, N.G.
An updated description of the genus Chamelaucium Desf. compiled from all currently recognised formal and informal taxa is presented to establish the status of Chamelaucium at generic level within the Myrtaceae, tribe Chamelaucieae. Descriptions are provided for C. erythrochlorum N.G.Marchant, C. floriferum N.G.Marchant, and its two subspecies, C. lullfitzii N.G.Marchant, C. orarium N.G.Marchant, C. roycei N.G.Marchant, and C. xanthocladum N.G.Marchant. New combinations are made and descriptions provided for C. forrestii (F.Muell.) N.G.Marchant, and C. repens (A.S.George) N.G.Marchant. Precise localities for all taxa have been withheld for conservation reasons.
