Myrtaceae · Melaleuca

Black Tea-Tree

Melaleuca bracteata

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan

Plant Details

Scientific name
Melaleuca bracteata
Genus
Melaleuca
Family
Myrtaceae
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan
Conservation status
EN

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry
Radial
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Black Tea-Tree

Black Tea-Tree (Melaleuca bracteata) is a tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family (Myrtle/Eucalyptus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/solitary flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. Its conservation status has been assessed as EN.

Illustration representing the Myrtaceae family
Botanical family

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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