Melaleuca leucadendra

Weeping paperbark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. leucadendra
Binomial name
Melaleuca leucadendra
(L.) L.
Synonyms
List
    • Kajuputi leucadendron (L.) Farw.
    • Leptospermum leucodendron (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
    • Meladendron leucocladum St.-Lag.
    • Myrtus leucadendra L.
    • 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.
    • Metrosideros coriacea Salisb.
    • Myrtus alba Noronha nom. nud.
    • Myrtus saligna Burm.f.

Melaleuca leucadendra, commonly known as weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark or white paperbark is a species of woody plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is widespread in northern Australia, New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. It grows as a tree to more than 20 m (70 ft) with a trunk covered with thick, white, papery bark and weeping thinner branches. It has a long flowering season, can flower at almost any time of the year and is often grown as a tree in parks and on roadsides. It was the first melaleuca to be described and was described from a specimen growing in Indonesia.

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