Melaleuca
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Melaleuca is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles, bottlebrushes or tea-trees. They range in size from small shrubs that
Melaleuca armillaris
M. quinquenervia bark showing the papery exfoliation from which the common name "paperbark" derives
Paperbark trees on the East Alligator River in the Northern Territory
M. leucadendra in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Melaleuca quinquenervia
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Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly known as the broad-leaved paperbark or paper bark tea tree in Australia, niaouli in New Caledonia and punk tree in the United States, is a small- to medium-sized tree
Melaleuca
…in size from small shrubs such as M. aspalathoides and M. concinna which rarely grow to more than 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high, to trees like M. cajuputi and M. quinquenervia, which can reach 35 m (115 ft). (One specimen of M. cajuputi reached a height of 46 m (151 ft).) Many, like M. lineariifolia, are known as paperbarks…
Melaleuca quinquenervia flowers
Habit near Woolgoolga
Melaleuca quinquenervia in Australia
Melaleuca quinquenervia distribution in Florida