Melaleuca teretifolia

Melaleuca is from the Greek words melas, meaning black, and leucos, meaning white. It refers to the black trunk and white branches of some Asian species. Teretifolia is from the Latin words teres or teretis, meaning terete, and folius, meaning leaved.

Occurs in damp areas on the coastal plain of Western Australia from Moora to Capel.

This species grows as a shrub or small tree up to 5 metres tall. It produces white (ocassionally pink) flowers between October and January.

This species has been introduced to our reserves. This has occurred as part of a revegetation project, especially if a change to the soil profile has been made – for example, around a created wetland.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2898405

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5978