Melaleuca cuticularis

Saltwater paperbark
In the Stockholm Botanic Garden, Sweden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. cuticularis
Binomial name
Melaleuca cuticularis
Synonyms[2]
  • Cajuputi cuticularis (Labill.) Skeels
  • Melaleuca abietina Sm.
  • Myrtoleucodendron cuticulare (Labill.) Kuntze

Melaleuca cuticularis, commonly known as the saltwater paperbark is a tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to the south-west of Western Australia. There is also a disjunct population on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is distinguished from other melaleucas by its unusual fruits and very white, papery bark.

  1. ^ Gowland, K. (2022). "Melaleuca cuticularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T172723087A172724309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T172723087A172724309.en. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Melaleuca cuticularis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 August 2021.