Common Name: Dryland Tea-tree
Botanical Name: Melaleuca lanceolata
Family: MYRTACEAE
Description:
Medium-sized shrub, 2-4 m high, to small tree, 8-10 m. Rough, dark bark, finely fissured. Slow-growing. Dull green, small, narrow-lanceolate, pointed, alternate but closely arranged on branchlets, glands not apparent, 5-15 mm long by 1-3 mm wide. Cream-white flowers in cylindrical spikes to 5 cm long, intermixed with leaves. Summer to early autumn. Small, woody, smooth, spherical capsules, 5 mm long and wide, small orifice and narrow rim, arranged into a cylindrical dense cluster. Throughout the year.
Medium-sized shrub, 2-4 m high, to small tree, 8-10 m. Rough, dark bark, finely fissured. Slow-growing. Dull green, small, narrow-lanceolate, pointed, alternate but closely arranged on branchlets, glands not apparent, 5-15 mm long by 1-3 mm wide. Cream-white flowers in cylindrical spikes to 5 cm long, intermixed with leaves. Summer to early autumn. Small, woody, smooth, spherical capsules, 5 mm long and wide, small orifice and narrow rim, arranged into a cylindrical dense cluster. Throughout the year.
Natural Distribution:
Widely distributed throughout all agricultural districts of SA. Extends into WA, NSW and Vic. Common to coastal, woodland and mallee areas.
Widely distributed throughout all agricultural districts of SA. Extends into WA, NSW and Vic. Common to coastal, woodland and mallee areas.
Notes:
The species name lanceolata comes from Latin meaning 'lance-shaped' referring to the narrow-lanceolate shape of the small leaf.
The species name lanceolata comes from Latin meaning 'lance-shaped' referring to the narrow-lanceolate shape of the small leaf.
