Plants → Magnoliophyta → Magnoliopsida → Myrtales → Myrtaceae Juss. → Melaleuca L. → Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.
Mant.Pl. 105 (1767)

Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current
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Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska, Tuesday 9 January 1996

Tree, 5-30 m high. Fl. green/cream/white, Mar to Aug or Oct. Sand, alluvium, sandstone. Along watercourses, swamps.

Distribution

Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, Northern Province, South-West Province.

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.

IBRA Subregions: Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Ord, Ord-Victoria Plains P1, Pentecost, Perth, Pindanland, Victoria Bonaparte P1.

IMCRA Regions: Kimberley, Northwest Shelf, Wet Tropic Coast.

Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Broome, Derby/west Kimberley, East Pilbara, Gosnells, Halls Creek, South Perth, Wyndham-East Kimberley.

Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)
Kate Brown and Karen Bettink, Monday 26 August 2019

General Biology. Growth form. Tree. Reproduction. seed. Dispersal. Wind, water. Vegetative regeneration strategy. Resprouts. Seedbank persistence. Canopy, long, 5+ years/soil,short, days-1 year. Fire response. Produces new shoots and stimulates mass germination of seedlings.

Additional information. Origin. Northern Australia. History of use/introduction. Garden escape, restoration plantings.

Suggested method of management and control. Hand pull seedlings. For older plants, cut and paint using 50% glyphosate. Read the manufacturers' labels and material safety data sheets before using herbicides. For further information consult the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status of permits for your situation or state.

Management Calendar

Calendar Type Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Comments
Flowering Y               Y Y Y Y  

Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.

 

References

  • Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
  • Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.
  • Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000) The Western Australian flora: A descriptive catalogue. Western Australian Wildflower Society (Inc.), Western Australian Herbarium and Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Perth.

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