Myrtaceae FAMILY

Melaleuca alternifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

5/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Melaleuca alternifolia is an evergreen shrub growing up to 7 metres tall[ 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 plant is the source of a very widely used essential oil that has been shown to be strongly antiseptic. It is exported in large quantities from Australia where the plant is sometimes cultivated[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatOften in dense, impenetrable, thickets, usually in swamps by the coast, and at elevations up to 300 metres[ 156 Title Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney Year 1981 ISBN 0-00-216441-8 Description A very readable book. ].