Pendulous paperbark
Melaleuca nervosa, Fam. Myrtaceae
A small straggly tree to 4-10m high with cream grey, fibrous, papery layers.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Small tree |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Leaf: | Oval, dull grey green, stiff, leathery, 5-10.5 x 1-2.5cm with five to seven longitudinal veins. New growth hairy. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow, Red, Cream, Green |
| Flower description: | Cream green, cream, yellow green or occasionally red flowers, borne on dense cylindrical spikes, 4-10 x 3-3.5cm, carried in groups of one to four. April to September. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, woody, cup shaped capsules, 0.2-0.3 x 0.2-0.3cm. |
| Habitat: | Open forest, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea. |
| Notes: | A widespread species which should tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions. Propagate from seed. |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
