Myrtaceae

River teatree

Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca

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River teatree (Melaleuca bracteata) — Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Cantonese: 千層金
Chinese: 溪畔白千层, 千层金, 黄金香柳
English: River teatree
Hebrew: מללויקה מחופה
Indonesian: Daun wangi
Japanese: メラレウカ・ブラクテアタ

Synonyms

Melaleuca daleana Blakely
Melaleuca genistifolia var. coriacea Ewart, L.R.Kerr & Derrick
Melaleuca glaucocalyx Gand.
Melaleuca monticola J.M.Black

Flowers

In flower: October (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: julia james, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ben Mackenzie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Danielle Stig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: T r i v, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: scott miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.