Melaleuca leucadendra
Big White Paperbark, Broadleaf Paperbark
Other regional names: Broadleaf Teatree +5 more
- Broadleaf Teatree
- Brown Teatree
- Butterscotch Paperbark
- Cajaput Tree
- Cajeput
- Cajeput Tree
Also known as: Cajuputi leucadendron (L.) A.Lyons +15 more
- Cajuputi leucadendron (L.) A.Lyons
- Kajuputi leucadendra (L.) Rusby
- Kajuputi leucadendron (L.) Farw.
- Leptospermum leucodendron (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Meladendron leucocladum St.-Lag.
- Melaleuca amboinensis Gand.
- Melaleuca leucadendra var. angusta C.Rivière
- Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii F.M.Bailey
- Melaleuca leucadendra var. lancifolia F.M.Bailey
- Melaleuca leucadendra var. mimosoides (A.Cunn. ex Schauer) Cheel
- Melaleuca mimosoides A.Cunn. ex Schauer
- Melaleuca rigida Roxb.
- Myrtoleucodendron confertum Kuntze
- Myrtus alba Noronha
- Myrtus leucadendron L.
- Myrtus saligna Burm.fil.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Melaleuca leucadendra (commonly known as Big White Paperbark or Broadleaf Paperbark) is a tree within the Myrtaceae family. It originates in Tropical Asia and Australasia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Maluku, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Belize, Benin, French Guiana, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, Lesser Sunda Is., Nicobar Is., Trinidad-Tobago