| Coastal paperbark | |
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| Melaleuca acacioides near mangroves and Cooktown Cemetery, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. acacioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca acacioides | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Melaleuca acacioides, commonly known as coastal paperbark[2] and as lunyamad by the Bardi people,[3] is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is native to the far north of Australia and the island of New Guinea. It is closely related to Melaleuca alsophila and Melaleuca citrolens, being differentiated from them by the number of flowers in a group. In this species, they are in groups of three (called triads). It is a small to medium-sized tree, sometimes with several trunks when growing in the open. It usually grows in areas with saline soils that are regularly flooded, often near mangroves.
- ^ a b "Melaleuca acacioides". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Melaleuca acacioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Smith, Moya; Kalotas, Arpad C. (1985). "Bardi Plants: An Annotated List of Plants and Their Use by the Bardi Aborigines of Dampierland, in North-western Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 12 (3): 356. Retrieved 30 August 2015.