Black Tea-Tree
Melaleuca bracteata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are narrow, lance-shaped to linear, 8–28 mm (0.3–1 in) long by 1–3 mm (0.04–0.1 in) wide with no stalk, or a very short stalk.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The upper surface of the leaf is hairy, especially when young, with many oil-dots.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Tea-Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Flowers are loosely arranged in clusters to form cylindrical or ovoid spikes, 30–90 mm (1–4 in) long by about 15 mm (0.6 in) across, coloured cream or white.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Tea-Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Black Tea-Tree
Black tea-tree (Melaleuca bracteata) belongs to the Myrtaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine, distilled for an aromatic oil and used to deter insects. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Black Tea-Tree belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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