200 Species of Melaleuca grow in Australia while only a handful of species can be found in Malesia and New Caledonia. Melaleuca was exported to Florida to assist in drying up swamplands, but was environmentally disasterous as it displaced a large amount of natural vegetation and has since been banned.

Melaleuca hnatiukii is an Australian shrub.

Melaleuca minutifolia was created in 1859.

Melaleuca penicula was created in 1990.

Melaleuca elliptica was created in 1806.