Myrtaceae FAMILY
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Melaleuca hypericifolia is a much-branched, aromatic evergreen shrub with more or less horizontal branches; it can grow up to 6 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It can be grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a wind-resistant hedge.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, southeastern Queensland.
HabitatWet places in sandy heath and sclerophyll woodland and coastal headlands; chiefly in coastal districts, also found on moist ledges and cliffs of adjacent mountain ranges[ 152 Title Australian Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Publisher New Holland Publishers Year 2001 ISBN 1876334703 Description A very good and readable guide to the subject. , 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].