Melaleuca
Paperbark or Tea Tree
Paperbark or Tea Tree
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Common name: Paperbark or Tea Tree
commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of Leptospermum)
Many, like M. lineariifolia, are known as paperbarks and have bark that can be peeled in thin sheets, whilst about 20% of the genus, including M. bracteata, have hard, rough bark and another 20% have fibrous bark
The common name "tea tree" has been applied to species in the genera Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Kunzea, and Baeckea because the sailors on the Endeavour used the leaves of a shrub from one of these groups as a replacement for tea (Camellia sinensis) during Captain James Cook's 1770 voyage to Australia
Conservation status: ...
Etymology:
The name Melaleuca is derived from the Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) meaning "dark" or "black" and λευκός (leukós) meaning "white"
Apparently because one of the first specimens described had fire-blackened white bark
Flowers:
Their flowers generally occur in groups, forming a "head" or "spike" resembling a brush used for cleaning bottles, containing up to 80 individual flowers
Within the head or spike, the flowers are often in groups of two or three, each flower or group having a papery bract at its base
Five sepals occur, although these are sometimes fused into a ring of tissue and five petals which are usually small, not showy, and fall off as the flower opens or soon after
The stamens vary greatly in colour, from white to cream or yellow, red, or mauve with their yellow tips (the anthers) contrasting with their "stalks" (filaments)
Fruit:
The fruit are woody, cup-shaped, barrel-shaped, or almost spherical capsules, often arranged in clusters along the stems
The seeds are sometimes retained in the fruit for many years, only opening when the plant, or part of it, dies or is heated in a bushfire
In tropical areas, seeds are released annually in the wet season
Leaves:
Every species in the genus is an evergreen,
The leaves vary in size from minute and scale-like (M. micromera) to 270 mm long (M. leucadendra)
Most have distinct oil glands dotted in the leaves, making the leaves aromatic, especially when crushed
Stem & branches:
Roots:
Habit:
They range in size from small shrubs that rarely grow to more than 16 m) high, to trees up to 35
One specimen of M. cajuputi reached a height of 46 m
Habitat:
Melaleucas grow in a range of soil types and many tolerate occasional or even permanent waterlogging
Some species, especially the South Australian swamp paperbark, M. halmaturorum, thrive in saline soils where few other species survive
Many are fire tolerant, regenerating from epicormic buds or by coppicing, but no melaleucas occur in rainforest and few species occur in the arid zone
Melaleucas are found in a wide variety of habitats.
Many are adapted for life in swamps and boggy places, while others thrive in the poorest of sandy soils or on the edge of saltpans. Some have a wide distribution and are common, whilst others are rare and endangered. Land clearing, exotic myrtle rust, and especially draining and clearing of swamps threaten many species.
Distribution:
Most melaleucas are endemic to Australia, with a few also occurring in Malesia
Most melaleucas occur naturally only on the Australian mainland
Eight occur in Tasmania, but only two are endemic to that island
One (M. howeana) is endemic to Lord Howe Island and seven are endemic to Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia
A few tropical species also occur in Papua New Guinea, and the distribution of one subspecies, Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. cumingiana extends as far north as Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
The southwest of Western Australia has the greatest density of species, and in the tropical north of the continent, species such as M. argentea and M. leucadendra are the dominant species over large areas
Species:
World: ~300
Australia: ~290
Additional notes:
Melaleucas are an important food source for nectarivorous insects, birds, and mammals
Many are popular garden plants, either for their attractive flowers or as dense screens and a few have economic value for producing fencing and oils such as "tea tree" oil
Taxonomy
The first known description of a Melaleuca species was written by Rumphius in 1741, in Herbarium amboinense before the present system of naming plants was written
The plant he called Arbor alba is now known as Melaleuca leucadendra
The name Melaleuca was first used by Linnaeus in 1767
Many species previously known as Metrosideros were then placed in Melaleuca
In Australia, Melaleuca is the third most diverse plant genus with up to 300 species
The genus Callistemon was raised by Robert Brown, who noted its similarity to Melaleuca, distinguishing it only on the basis of whether the stamens are free of each other, or joined in bundles
Botanists in the past, including Ferdinand von Mueller and Lyndley Craven have proposed uniting the two genera but the matter is not decided
Evidence from DNA studies suggests that either Callistemon and some other genera be incorporated into Melaleuca or that at least 10 new genera be created from the present genus]
In 2014, Lyndley Craven and others proposed, on the basis of DNA evidence and a lack of morphological support, that species in the genera Beaufortia, Calothamnus, Conothamnus, Eremaea, Lamarchea, Petraeomyrtus, Phymatocarpus and Regelia be transferred to Melaleuca
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew lists Calothamnus and the other genera as synonyms of the accepted genus Melaleuca
The move has not been adopted by all Australian herbaria with some taxonomists, including Alex George opposing the move
Ecology
Melaleucas are mostly pollinated by insects, including the introduced honey bee (Apis mellifera), flies, beetles, wasps and thrips. Birds such as lorikeets and honeyeaters as well as bats often visit the flowers and are probably also pollinators.[2]: 23 [19]
Some species of Melaleuca, especially M. alternifolia, are cultivated for the production of tea tree oil, and in plantations are susceptible to a number of insect pests. The most significant of these is the chrysomelid Paropsisterna tigrina, but other beetles, cutworm caterpillars (Agrotis species), psyllids, mole crickets (Gryllotalpa), and others cause significant damage. More than 100 species of insects are known to feed on melaleucas. Native stands have fewer predators, but tea tree sawfly (Pterygophorus species) and longicorn beetles are often found.[20] The scale insect Beesonia ferrugineus forms round, fluffy-looking galls on branches of several Melaleuca species.[21]
Melaleucas are also susceptible to myrtle rust (Puccinia psidii) which can result in damage to soft plant material and the death of highly susceptible hosts. Myrtle rust is common in eastern Australia, including Tasmania and has been detected in the Tiwi Islands.[22]
Invasive species
Main article: Melaleuca quinquenervia § Status in the United States
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, alteration of hydrology, modification of soil, and changes in fire regimes.[23][24][25]
Uses
Traditional Aboriginal uses
Aboriginal Australians used several species of Melaleuca to make rafts, as roofing for shelter, bandages, and food preparation
"Bee bread" and honey were collected from the hives of native stingless bees in melaleuca forests in the Northern Territory
The Bundjalung people traditionally lived in the area of north-eastern NSW where Melaleuca alternifolia is endemic, and they treated skin infections by crushing the leaves of that species over skin infections then covering the area with a warm mudpack
Essential oils
Melaleuca alternifolia is notable for its essential oil, which has antifungal and antibiotic properties in vitro,[29][30] while it is safe for topical applications
Tea tree oil is toxic if ingested orally
The oil is produced on a commercial scale and marketed as tea tree oil
Melaleuca cajuputi is used to produce a similar oil, known as cajuput oil, which is used in Southeast Asia to treat a variety of infections and to add fragrance to food and soaps
Horticulture
Melaleucas are popular garden plants, both in Australia and other tropical areas worldwide
The first to be cultivated were grown in England from seed in 1771. Some melaleucas are commonly cultivated, grown as trees for parks and large gardens (such as Melaleuca leucadendra) or as ornamentals (sometimes as Callistemon) such as M. citrina (Callistemon citrinus), M. hypericifolia and M. wilsonii
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
A new species (Melaleuca lophocoracorum) was described in a 2013 paper
Craven's inclusion of callistemons in Melaleuca is not accepted by the National Herbarium of NSW or by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne but is accepted by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
For example, Melaleuca brachyandra is recognised in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families but as Callistemon brachyandrus by the National Herbarium of NSW and by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Most melaleucas are endemic to Australia but a few species occur in parts of Malesia and Southeast Asia, and 7 species (marked *) are endemic to New Caledonia
Melaleuca acacioides F.Muell. - coastal paperbark
Melaleuca acerosa - see Melaleuca systena Craven
Melaleuca acuminata F.Muell. - mallee honeymyrtle
Melaleuca acutifolia (Benth.) Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca adenostyla K.J.Cowley
Melaleuca adnata Turcz.
Melaleuca agathosmoides C.A.Gardner
Melaleuca alsophila Benth. - saltwater paperbark
Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel - narrow-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca amydra Craven
Melaleuca apodocephala Turcz.
Melaleuca apostiba K.J.Cowley
Melaleuca araucarioides Barlow
Melaleuca arcana S.T.Blake
Melaleuca argentea W.Fitzg. - silver cajuput, silver-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca armillaris (Gaertn.) Sm. - bracelet honeymyrtle
Melaleuca aspalathoides Schauer
Melaleuca atroviridis Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca barlowii Craven
Melaleuca basicephala Benth.
Melaleuca beardii Craven
Melaleuca biconvexa Byrnes
Melaleuca bisulcata F.Muell.
Melaleuca blaeriifolia Turcz.
Melaleuca boeophylla Craven
Melaleuca borealis Craven
Melaleuca brachyandra (Lindl.) Craven (=Callistemon brachyandrus) - prickly bottlebrush
Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. - black teatree, river teatree, mock olive
Melaleuca bracteosa Turcz.
Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz. - mallee honey-myrtle
Melaleuca brevisepala * (J.W.Dawson) Craven & J.W.Dawson
Melaleuca bromelioides Barlow
Melaleuca brongniartii * Daeniker
Melaleuca brophyi Craven
Melaleuca buseana * (Guillaumin) Craven & J.W.Dawson
Melaleuca caeca Craven
Melaleuca cajuputi Powell cajuput or white samet
Melaleuca calcicola (Barlow ex Craven) Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca calothamnoides F.Muell.
Melaleuca calycina R.Br.
Melaleuca calyptroides Craven
Melaleuca campanae Craven
Melaleuca camptoclada Quinn
Melaleuca capitata Cheel
Melaleuca cardiophylla F.Muell. - umbrella bush, tangling melaleuca
Melaleuca carrii Craven
Melaleuca cheelii C.T.White
Melaleuca chisholmii (Cheel) Craven (=Callistemon chisholmii) - Burra bottlebrush
Melaleuca ciliosa Turcz.
Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours. (=Callistemon citrinus) - crimson bottlebrush
Melaleuca citrolens Barlow
Melaleuca clarksonii Barlow
Melaleuca clavifolia Craven
Melaleuca cliffortioides Diels
Melaleuca coccinea A.S.George - goldfields bottlebrush
Melaleuca comboynensis (Cheel) Craven (=Callistemon comboynensis) - cliff bottlebrush
Melaleuca concinna Turcz.
Melaleuca concreta F.Muell.
Melaleuca condylosa Craven
Melaleuca conothamnoides C.A.Gardner
Melaleuca cordata Turcz.
Melaleuca cornucopiae Byrnes
Melaleuca coronicarpa D.A.Herb. (See Melaleuca marginata)[6]
Melaleuca croxfordiae Craven
Melaleuca ctenoides Quinn
Melaleuca cucullata Turcz.
Melaleuca cuticularis Labill. - saltwater paperbark
Melaleuca dawsonii * Craven
Melaleuca dealbata S.T.Blake - karnbor, swamp teatree, soapy teatree
Melaleuca deanei F.Muell.
Melaleuca decora (Salisb.) Britten white feather honeymyrtle
Melaleuca decussata R.Br. - totem poles, cross-leaved honey-myrtle
Melaleuca delta Craven
Melaleuca dempta (Barlow) Craven
Melaleuca densa R.Br.
Melaleuca densispicata Byrnes
Melaleuca depauperata Turcz.
Melaleuca depressa Diels
Melaleuca dichroma Craven & Lepschi (formerly Melaleuca virgata)
Melaleuca diosmatifolia Dum.Cours. (sometimes known as Melaleuca erubescens)
Melaleuca diosmifolia Andrews
Melaleuca dissitiflora F.Muell. - creek teatree
Melaleuca eleuterostachya F.Muell.
Melaleuca elliptica Labill. - granite bottlebrush
Melaleuca ericifolia Sm. - swamp paperbark
Melaleuca eulobata Craven
Melaleuca eurystoma Barlow ex Craven
Melaleuca eximia (K.J.Cowley) Craven
Melaleuca exuvia Craven
Melaleuca fabri Craven
Melaleuca faucicola Craven (= Callistemon pauciflorus) - desert bottlebrush
Melaleuca ferruginea Craven & Cowie
Melaleuca filifolia F.Muell. - wiry honeymyrtle
Melaleuca fissurata Barlow
Melaleuca flammea Craven (=Callistemon acuminatus) - tapering-leaved bottlebrush
Melaleuca flavovirens (Cheel) Craven (=Callistemon flavovirens) - green bottlebrush
Melaleuca fluviatilis Barlow
Melaleuca foliolosa A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Melaleuca formosa (S.T.Blake) Craven (=Callistemon formosus, C. speciosus) - Kingaroy bottlebrush
Melaleuca fulgens R.Br. - scarlet honeymyrtle
Melaleuca genialis Lepschi
Melaleuca gibbosa Labill. - slender honey-myrtle, small-leaved honey-myrtle
Melaleuca glaberrima F.Muell.
Melaleuca glauca (Sweet) Craven (=Callistemon glaucus) - Albany bottlebrush
Melaleuca glena Craven
Melaleuca globifera R.Br.
Melaleuca glomerata F.Muell. - desert honey-myrtle
Melaleuca gnidiifolia Vent. (See Melaleuca thymifolia Sm. )
Melaleuca gnidioides * Brongn. and Gris
Melaleuca grieveana Craven
Melaleuca groveana Cheel & C.T.White - Grove's paperbark
Melaleuca halmaturorum F.Muell. ex Miq. - kangaroo honey-myrtle
Melaleuca halophila Craven
Melaleuca hamata Fielding & Gardner
Melaleuca hamulosa Turcz.
Melaleuca haplantha Barlow
Melaleuca hemisticta S.T.Blake ex Craven (=Callistemon hemistictus) - Mount Wheeler bottlebrush
Melaleuca hnatiukii Craven
Melaleuca hollidayi Craven
Melaleuca holosericea Schauer
Melaleuca howeana Cheel - Lord Howe Island teatree
Melaleuca huegelii Endl. - chenille honeymyrtle
Melaleuca huttensis Craven
Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm. - hillock bush
Melaleuca idana Craven
Melaleuca incana R.Br. - grey honeymyrtle
Melaleuca interioris Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca irbyana R.T.Baker - weeping paperbark
Melaleuca johnsonii Craven
Melaleuca keigheryi Craven
Melaleuca kunzeoides Byrnes
Melaleuca laetifica Craven
Melaleuca lanceolata Otto - Rottnest tea tree, black paperbark, moonah
Melaleuca lara Craven
Melaleuca lasiandra F.Muell.
Melaleuca lateralis Turcz.
Melaleuca lateriflora Benth. - gorada
Melaleuca lateritia A.Dietr. - robin redbreast bush
Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz.
Melaleuca lazaridis Craven (= Callistemon lazaridis)
Melaleuca lecanantha Barlow
Melaleuca leiocarpa F.Muell.
Melaleuca leiopyxis Benth.
Melaleuca leptospermoides Schauer
Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. - weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark, white paperbark
Melaleuca leuropoma Craven
Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. - snow-in-summer, narrow-leaved paperbark, budjur
Melaleuca linearifolia (Link) Craven
Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. (= Callistemon linearis, C. pinifolius, C. rigidus)
Melaleuca linguiformis Craven
Melaleuca linophylla F.Muell.
Melaleuca longistaminea (F.Muell.) Barlow ex. Craven
Melaleuca lophocoracorum A.J.Ford, Craven & Brophy
Melaleuca lutea Craven
Melaleuca macronychia Turcz.
Melaleuca manglesii Schauer
Melaleuca marginata (Sond.) Hislop, Lepschi & Craven (formerly Melaleuca coronicarpa)
Melaleuca megacephala F.Muell.
Melaleuca megalongensis Craven & S.M.Douglas (= Callistemon megalongensis) - Megalong Valley bottlebrush
Melaleuca micromera Schauer wattle honeymyrtle
Melaleuca microphylla Sm.
Melaleuca minutifolia F.Muell. - teatree
Melaleuca monantha (K.J.Cowley) Craven
Melaleuca montana (S.T.Blake) Craven (= Callistemon montanus) - mountain bottlebrush
Melaleuca montis-zamia Craven (= Callistemon montis-zamiae)
Melaleuca nanophylla Carrick dwarf-leaved honey-myrtle
Melaleuca nematophylla F.Muell. ex Craven - wiry honeymyrtle
Melaleuca nervosa
Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel (= Callistemon nervosus) - fibrebark
Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell. - mindiyed, showy honey-myrtle
Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. - prickly-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca ochroma Lepschi
Melaleuca oldfieldii F.Muell. ex Benth.
Melaleuca orbicularis Craven
Melaleuca ordinifolia Barlow
Melaleuca orophila Craven (= Callistemon teretifolius) - needle bottlebrush, Flinders Ranges bottlebrush
Melaleuca osullivanii Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca oxyphylla Carrick - pointed-leaved honey-myrtle
Melaleuca pachyphylla (Cheel) Craven (= Callistemon pachyphyllus) - wallum bottlebrush
Melaleuca pallescens Byrnes
Melaleuca pallida (Bonpl.) Craven (= Callistemon pallidus) - lemon bottlebrush
Melaleuca paludicola Craven (= Callistemon paludosus, Callistemon sieberi) - river bottlebrush
Melaleuca pancheri * (Brongn. & Griseb.) Craven & J.W.Dawson
Melaleuca papillosa Craven
Melaleuca parviceps Lindl. - rough honey-myrtle
Melaleuca parvistaminea Byrnes
Melaleuca pauciflora Turcz.
Melaleuca pauperiflora F.Muell. - Boree
Melaleuca pearsonii (R.D.Spencer & Lumley) Craven (= Callistemon pearsonii) - Blackdown bottlebrush
Melaleuca penicula (K.J.Cowley) Craven
Melaleuca pentagona Labill.
Melaleuca phoenicea (Lindl.) Craven (= Callistemon phoeniceus) - scarlet bottlebrush, lesser bottlebrush
Melaleuca phoidophylla Craven
Melaleuca phratra Craven (= Callistemon phratra)
Melaleuca pityoides (F.Muell.) Craven
Melaleuca platycalyx Diels
Melaleuca plumea Craven
Melaleuca podiocarpa Craven
Melaleuca polandii (F.M.Bailey) Craven (= Callistemon polandii) – gold-tipped bottlebrush
Melaleuca polycephala Benth.
Melaleuca pomphostoma Barlow
Melaleuca preissiana Schauer - stout paperbark, modong or moonah
Melaleuca pritzelii (Domin) Barlow
Melaleuca procera Craven
Melaleuca protrusa Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca psammophila Diels
Melaleuca pulchella R.Br. - claw flower
Melaleuca pungens Schauer
Melaleuca punicea Byrnes
Melaleuca pustulata Hook.f. - yellow, warty or Cranbrook paperbark
Melaleuca pyramidalis Craven (= Callistemon pyramidalis)
Melaleuca quadrifaria F.Muell. - limestone honey-myrtle
Melaleuca quercina Craven (= Callistemon quercinus) - Oakey bottlebrush
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake – niaouli, broad-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca radula Lindl. - graceful honeymyrtle
Melaleuca recurva (R.D.Spencer & Lumley) Craven (= Callistemon recurvus) - Tinaroo bottlebrush
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Schauer - swamp paperbark
Melaleuca rigidifolia Turcz.
Melaleuca ringens Barlow
Melaleuca rugulosa (Schltdl. ex Link) Craven (= Callistemon macropunctatus, C. rugulosus, C. coccineus) - scarlet bottlebrush
Melaleuca ryeae Craven
Melaleuca sabrina Craven (= Callistemon sabrina)
Melaleuca salicina Craven (= Callistemon salignus) - white or willow bottlebrush
Melaleuca saligna Schauer
Melaleuca sapientes Craven
Melaleuca scabra R.Br. - rough honeymyrtle
Melaleuca scalena Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca sciotostyla Barlow - Wongan melaleuca
Melaleuca sclerophylla Diels
Melaleuca sculponeata Barlow
Melaleuca seriata Lindl.
Melaleuca sericea Byrnes
Melaleuca serpentina Craven (= Callistemon serpentinus)
Melaleuca sheathiana W.Fitzg. - boree
Melaleuca shiressii (Blakely) Craven (= Callistemon shiressii)
Melaleuca sieberi Schauer
Melaleuca similis Craven
Melaleuca societatis Craven
Melaleuca sophisma Lepschi
Melaleuca sparsiflora Turcz.
Melaleuca spathulata Schauer
Melaleuca spectabilis (Barlow ex Craven) Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca sphaerodendra * Craven & J.W.Dawson
Melaleuca spicigera S.Moore
Melaleuca squamea Labill. - swamp honeymyrtle
Melaleuca squamophloia (Byrnes) Craven
Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm. - scented paperbark
Melaleuca stenostachya S.T.Blake - fibre-barked or straight teatree
Melaleuca stereophloia Craven
Melaleuca stipitata (K.J.Cowley) Craven
Melaleuca stramentosa Craven
Melaleuca striata Labill.
Melaleuca strobophylla Barlow
Melaleuca styphelioides Sm. - prickly-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca subalaris Barlow
Melaleuca suberosa (Schauer) C.A.Gardner - corky honeymyrtle
Melaleuca subfalcata Turcz.
Melaleuca subtrigona Schauer
Melaleuca subulata (Cheel) Craven (= Callistemon subulatus)
Melaleuca sylvana (K.J.Cowley) Craven
Melaleuca systena Craven - coastal honeymyrtle
Melaleuca tamariscina Hook. - bush-house paperbark or tamarix honey-myrtle
Melaleuca teretifolia Endl. - banbar
Melaleuca teuthidoides Barlow
Melaleuca thapsina Craven
Melaleuca thymifolia Sm. - thyme honey-myrtle
Melaleuca thymoides Labill.
Melaleuca thyoides Turcz. - salt lake honey-myrtle
Melaleuca tinkeri Craven
Melaleuca torquata Barlow
Melaleuca tortifolia Byrnes
Melaleuca trichophylla Lindl.
Melaleuca trichostachya Lindl.
Melaleuca triumphalis Craven
Melaleuca tuberculata Schauer
Melaleuca ulicoides Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca uncinata R.Br. - broom bush, broom honeymyrtle
Melaleuca undulata Benth. - hidden honeymyrtle
Melaleuca urceolaris F.Muell. ex Benth.
Melaleuca uxorum Craven G.Holmes & Sankowsky
Melaleuca venusta Craven
Melaleuca villosisepala Craven
Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes (= Callistemon viminalis) - weeping or creek bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminea Lindl. - mohan
Melaleuca vinnula Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca violacea Schauer
Melaleuca virens Craven (= Callistemon viridiflorus) - lime bottlebrush
Melaleuca virgata (Benth.) Craven (See Melaleuca dichroma)
Melaleuca viridiflora Gaertn. - broad-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca williamsii Craven (= Callistemon pungens)
Melaleuca wilsonii F.Muell. - Wilson's or violet honey-myrtle
Melaleuca wimmerensis (Marriott & G.W.Carr) Craven (= Callistemon wimmerensis) - Wimmera bottlebrush
Melaleuca wonganensis Craven
Melaleuca xerophila Barlow
Melaleuca zeteticorum Craven & Lepschi
Melaleuca zonalis Craven
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