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Swamp Tea Tree
Swamp tea tree is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *'' Melaleuca dealbata'' *'' Melaleuca irbyana'' *'' Pericalymma ellipticum'', endemic to Western Australia {{Short pages monitor ...
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Melaleuca Dealbata
''Melaleuca dealbata'', commonly known as karnbor or blue paperbark, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to tropical areas in northern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. It is a medium to large leafy tree, growing in wet areas such as on the edges of coastal lagoons. It has papery bark, relatively large, blue-green leaves and spikes of cream-coloured flowers over a long period. Description ''Melaleuca dealbata'' is a relatively slow-growing tree to with blue-grey foliage, hairy, pendulous branchlets and papery, layered bark. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches and are elliptic to oval in shape, long, wide and have five to seven prominent longitudinal veins. Young shoots and twigs are densely clothed in erect, white or silver hairs. The small, creamy-white flowers are loosely arranged in 7 to 28 groups of three on spikes up to long and wide. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower with 5 to 8 stamens per bundle. Fl ...
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Melaleuca Irbyana
''Melaleuca irbyana'', commonly known as weeping paperbark, bushhouse paperbark and swamp paperbark, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is a shrub or small tree, often growing in pure stands in poorly drained areas. Its distribution is limited and it has been classified as an endangered species under legislation in both states and the forest as critically endangered under Australian government legislation. Description ''Melaleuca irbyana'' is a large shrub or small tree with thick, spongy, papery bark, growing to a height of . It has a dense, rounded canopy and fine, weeping foliage. The leaves are stalkless, but usually less than long and wide, oval or narrowly oval in shape tapering to a point and pressed against the branchlets. The flowers are white and scented and arranged in spikes at, or near the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering. The spikes are up to in diameter and contai ...
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