Melaleuca alsophila

Saltwater paperbark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. alsophila
Binomial name
Melaleuca alsophila
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca acacioides subsp. alsophila (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Barlow
  • Myrtoleucodendron alsophilum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Kuntze

Melaleuca alsophila, commonly known as the saltwater paperbark, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the north of Western Australia. It is a dense shrub or small tree with fibrous or papery bark and is common in areas seasonally inundated during the wet season.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca alsophila". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2021.