Melaleuca viridiflora

Broad-leaved paperbark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. viridiflora
Binomial name
Melaleuca viridiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Cajuputi viridiflora (Sol. ex Gaertn.) A.Lyons
  • Melaleuca cunninghamii var. glabra C.T.White
  • Melaleuca leucadendra var. sanguinea Cheel
  • Melaleuca leucadendra var. viridiflora (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Cheel
  • Melaleuca sanguinea Cheel
  • Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata Byrnes
  • Melaleuca viridiflora var. canescens Byrnes
  • Melaleuca viridiflora var. glabra (C.T.White) Byrnes
  • Myrtoleucodendron viridiflorum (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Kuntze
Distribution map

Melaleuca viridiflora, commonly known as broad-leaved paperbark,[2] is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is native to woodlands, swamps and streams in monsoonal areas of northern Australia and New Guinea. It is usually a small tree with an open canopy, papery bark and spikes of cream, yellow, green or red flowers.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca viridiflora". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Melaleuca viridiflora". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 8 June 2015.