Melaleuca leucadendra
TaxID: 164936
Basic Information
Melaleuca leucadendra
Cajeput, Weeping Paperbark
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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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Myrtales
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca
leucadendra
Unclassified
Species
nan
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Myrtales;f__Myrtaceae;g__Melaleuca;s__Melaleuca leucadendra
nan
Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | Absent | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (37 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Present | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Cambodia | Present | — |
| China | Present | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Present | — |
| Cameroon | Present | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
DNA Barcodes (1 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBITS41422-21 | - | ITS | 575 | Australia | - | -14.1811, 132.194 |
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