Melaleuca quinquenervia
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Safety & Hazards
To many people, the species is undesirable because of its reputation for causing respiratory problems[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].
Botanical Description
Melaleuca quinquenervia is a small to medium-sized, evergreen tree, usually in the range of 8 - 12 metres tall but with some specimens as small as 4 metres and others as large as 25 metres depending on local growing conditions[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The stem is moderately straight to crooked, the crown narrow and open, or fairly dense[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The thick, pale-coloured bark is made up of many papery layers that split and peel, and on large trunks it becomes rough and shaggy[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. In waterlogged and flooded areas it forms adventitious aerial roots[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. An essential oil obtained from the tree is widely used in medicine, as an insect repellent and food flavouring. The tree is also grown to stabilize and reclaim denuded soils, and has been widely introduced as an ornamental throughout the tropics[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].