Myrtaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae
Kunzea leptospermoides F.Muell. ex Miq.

Kunzea leptospermoides F.Muell. ex Miq.

Kunzea leptospermoides F.Muell. ex Miq.

Kunzea leptospermoides is a Yarra Valley shrub or small tree whose wood was used for tools by the Kulin people.

Kunzea pomifera F.Muell.

Kunzea pomifera F.Muell.

Kunzea pomifera F.Muell.

Kunzea pomifera, or muntries, is a prostrate Australian shrub with edible berries grown in cultivation since 1889.

Kunzea robusta de Lange & Toelken

Kunzea robusta de Lange & Toelken

Kunzea robusta de Lange & Toelken

Kunzea robusta is a large New Zealand shrub or tree commonly found in coastal and lowland areas, with white flowers that bloom from April to June.

Leptospermum continentale J.Thomps.

Leptospermum continentale J.Thomps.

Leptospermum continentale J.Thomps.

Leptospermum continentale (prickly tea-tree) is a hardy Australian shrub, grown in horticulture from cuttings or seed.

Leptospermum lanigerum (Aiton) Sm.

Leptospermum lanigerum (Aiton) Sm.

Leptospermum lanigerum (Aiton) Sm.

Leptospermum lanigerum is a variable Australian endemic shrub or small tree used in restoration and cultivated as a popular garden plant.

Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb.

Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb.

Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb.

Leptospermum polygalifolium is a variable shrub or tree with colored flowers, that bears persistent fruit capsules after flowering from August to January.

Leptospermum scoparium Forst.

Leptospermum scoparium Forst.

Leptospermum scoparium Forst.

Leptospermum scoparium, commonly mānuka, is a fire-adapted evergreen shrub or tree native to Australasia with many traditional and commercial uses.

Lophomyrtus bullata (Sol. ex A.Cunn.) Burret

Lophomyrtus bullata (Sol. ex A.Cunn.) Burret

Lophomyrtus bullata (Sol. ex A.Cunn.) Burret

Ramarama (Lophomyrtus bullata) is an endemic New Zealand evergreen myrtle shrub now severely threatened by myrtle rust.

Lophomyrtus obcordata (Raoul) Burret

Lophomyrtus obcordata (Raoul) Burret

Lophomyrtus obcordata (Raoul) Burret

Lophomyrtus obcordata, rōhutu/tutuhi, is an endemic New Zealand Myrtaceae shrub with documented traditional and current uses.

Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon confertus is a hardy, shade-providing tree commonly used as a low-weediness street tree, safer than eucalyptus.

Lophostemon grandiflorus (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon grandiflorus (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon grandiflorus (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon grandiflorus is an endemic Australian tree in the Myrtaceae family that grows along waterways in damp areas.

Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Paul G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Lophostemon suaveolens is a Myrtaceae flowering plant native to Australia and New Guinea, growing in multiple forest types.

Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret

Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret

Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret

Luma apiculata, Chilean myrtle, is a slow-growing evergreen tree native to southern South America, grown as an edible and ornamental plant.

Melaleuca armillaris (Gaertn.) Sm.

Melaleuca armillaris (Gaertn.) Sm.

Melaleuca armillaris (Gaertn.) Sm.

Melaleuca armillaris, or bracelet honey myrtle, is an Australian shrub or small tree used in horticulture that is a serious environmental weed outside its native range.

Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.

Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.

Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.

Melaleuca bracteata, the black tea-tree, is an Australian tree with documented Indigenous uses.

Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz.

Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz.

Melaleuca brevifolia Turcz.

Melaleuca brevifolia is a hardy Australian shrub rarely a tree suited to harsh conditions in cultivation.

Melaleuca decussata R.Br.

Melaleuca decussata R.Br.

Melaleuca decussata R.Br.

Melaleuca decussata R.Br. is a hardy, densely branched Australian shrub grown as an attractive garden plant.

Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.

Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.

Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.

Melaleuca ericifolia, or swamp paperbark, is an Australian melaleuca with recorded traditional and modern human uses.

Melaleuca halmaturorum F.Muell. ex Miq.

Melaleuca halmaturorum F.Muell. ex Miq.

Melaleuca halmaturorum F.Muell. ex Miq.

Melaleuca halmaturorum is a slow-growing, salt-tolerant Australian shrub or small tree used for revegetating saline sites.

Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Melaleuca hypericifolia, the hillock bush, is an Australian woody shrub commonly used in horticulture with red-orange spring and summer flowers.

Melaleuca lanceolata Otto

Melaleuca lanceolata Otto

Melaleuca lanceolata Otto

Melaleuca lanceolata is an Australian woody shrub or small tree with white or cream flower spikes.

Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.

Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.

Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.

Melaleuca linariifolia is a small Australian papery-barked tree that grows in heath and dry sclerophyll forest near water.

Melaleuca linearifolia Sm.

Melaleuca linearifolia Sm.

Melaleuca linearifolia Sm.

Melaleuca linearifolia is a woody flowering shrub or small tree native to the New South Wales coast, growing in dry sclerophyll forest near sandstone.

Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell.

Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell.

Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell.

Melaleuca nesophila is an Australian woody plant, a common ornamental that is an environmental weed in parts of Victoria.

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