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Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly known as the broad-leaved paperbark, paper bark tea tree, punk tree or niaouli, is a small- to medium-sized tree of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It grows as a spreading tree up to 20 m (70 ft) tall, with its trunk covered by a white, beige and grey thick papery bark.
Melaleuca leucadendra, commonly known as weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark or white paperbark is a species of woody plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is widespread in northern Australia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands. It grows as a tree to more than 20 m (70 ft) with a trunk covered with thick, white ...
The cajeput tree is of the genus Melaleuca, native to Australia and is commonly known in North America as the tea tree. The name 'cajeput tree' is primarily used for the species M. cajuputi, M. leucadendra, M. linariifolia, M. viridiflora and M. quinquenervia. Other names for these trees are the paperbark tree, punk tree, or the white ...
Melaleuca linariifolia is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is commonly known as snow-in-summer, narrow-leaved paperbark, flax-leaved paperbark and in the language of the Gadigal people as budjur. A hardy plant, it flowers prolifically in late spring or summer, making it a popular garden shrub or ...
Paperbark trees on the East Alligator River in the Northern Territory. Most melaleucas occur naturally only on the Australian mainland. Eight occur in Tasmania, but only two are endemic to that island. One is endemic to Lord Howe Island and seven are endemic to Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia. [18]
Narrow-leaved paperbark is a common name used to describe several species of flowering plants in the genus Melaleuca: Melaleuca alternifolia , endemic to Australia Melaleuca linariifolia , endemic to Eastern Australia
Distribution map. Melaleuca viridiflora, commonly known as broad-leaved paperbark, [2] is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is native to woodlands, swamps and streams in monsoonal areas of northern Australia and New Guinea. It is usually a small tree with an open canopy, papery bark and spikes of cream, yellow, green or red flowers.
Melaleuca styphelioides, known as the prickly-leaved paperbark or prickly paperbark, is a plant native to eastern Australia. It is a tree with spongy bark, prickly leaves and spikes of creamy-white flowers.