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Weeping Paperbark
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Myrtle family: guava & Suriname cherry

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

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Names

EnglishWeeping Paperbark
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese白千层
Scientific nameMelaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

About this species

Melaleuca leucadendra, commonly known as weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark or white paperbark is a species of woody plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is widespread in northern Australia, New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. It grows as a tree to more than 20 m (70 ft) with a trunk covered with thick, white, papery bark and weeping thinner branches. It has a long flowering season, can flower at almost any time of the year and is often grown as a tree in parks and on roadsides. It was the first melaleuca to be described and was described from a specimen growing in Indonesia.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae
GenusMelaleuca

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1963First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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