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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.
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 ...
This is a list of plants in the genus Melaleuca.In 2013, Lyndley Craven published a monograph of the genus with a description of 290 species, including about 40 sometimes known as callistemons. [1]
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Melaleuca quinquenervia (broad-leaved paperbark) is the most damaging of 60 exotic species introduced to the Florida Everglades to help drain low-lying swampy areas. Introduced in the early 20th century, it has become a serious invasive species , with damaging effects including the displacement of native species, reduction in wildlife habitat ...
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.
Original distribution area of Melaleuca quinquenervia or Niaouli Nothofagus is a plant genus that illustrates Gondwanan distribution, having descended from the supercontinent and existing in current day Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Chile. Fossils have also recently been found in Antarctica.
Melaleuca: melaleuca trees; Melaleuca quinquenervia: paper bark tea tree Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Yes 992 Nyssaceae: sourgum family; Nyssa: tupelo trees; Nyssa aquatica: water tupelo Nyssaceae (sourgum family) Yes IUCN (LC) 691 Nyssa biflora: swamp tupelo Nyssaceae (sourgum family) Yes IUCN (LC) 694 Nyssa ogeche: Ogeechee tupelo Nyssaceae ...