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Melaleuceae

Melaleuceae is a tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae from south-east Asia and Oceania, with a main center of diversity in Australia.

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Melaleuceae
Beaufortia orbifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Melaleuceae

Melaleuceae is a tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae1 from south-east Asia and Oceania, with a main center of diversity in Australia.

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  1. Wilson, P. G. (2011) Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume X. Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae, edited by K. Kubitzki, X:212–71. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2011.