Myrtaceae
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Melaleuca
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- بلقاء خماسية العروق
- arz
- بلقاء خماسية العروق
- Chinese
- 綠花白千層, 五脉白千层
- English
- Punktree, Broad-leaved paperbark, Niaouli, Paper bark tea tree, Punk tree
- French
- Niaouli
- German
- Myrtenheide
- Italian
- Niaouli
- Japanese
- ニアウリ
- Kinyarwanda
- Niyawuli
- Portuguese
- Melaleuca
- Thai
- เสม็ดใบกว้าง
Synonyms
- Melaleuca leucadendra var. albida Cheel
- Melaleuca leucadendra var. angustifolia L.f.
- Melaleuca leucadendra var. coriacea (Poir.) Cheel
- Melaleuca maidenii R.T.Baker
- Melaleuca smithii R.T.Baker
- Melaleuca viridiflora var. angustifolia (L.f.) Byrnes
- Melaleuca viridiflora var. rubriflora Pancher ex Brongn. & Gris
- Metrosideros albida Sieber ex DC.
- Metrosideros coriacea Poir.
- Metrosideros quinquenervia Cav.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to July (from 209 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Belinda Forbes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Michael Cox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Min B. Rayamajhi, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, 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: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: shefqet berisha, 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.