Melaleuca alternifolia

Tea tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. alternifolia
Binomial name
Melaleuca alternifolia
Synonyms[1]

Melaleuca linariifolia var. alternifolia Maiden & Betche

Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly known as tea tree,[2] is a species of tree or tall shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Endemic to Australia, it occurs in southeast Queensland and the north coast and adjacent ranges of New South Wales where it grows along streams and on swampy flats, and is often the dominant species where it occurs.

Habit near Casino
  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca alternifolia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RBGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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