Melaleuca rhaphiophylla

Swamp paperbark
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. rhaphiophylla
Binomial name
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
Synonyms[1]

Myrtoleucodendron rhaphiophyllum (Schauer) Kuntze

Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, commonly known as swamp paperbark is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south west of Western Australia. It has narrow, needle-like leaves and profuse spikes of white or yellowish flowers at variable times throughout the year. As its common name suggests, it is usually found in salt marshes, or swamps or along watercourses and occurs over wide areas of the south-west.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca rhaphiophylla". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2021.