Myrtaceae

Niaouli-tree

Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca

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Niaouli-tree (Melaleuca viridiflora) — FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: بلقاء خضراء الأزهار
arz: بلقاء خضراء الازهار
Chinese: 白树油, 绿花白千层
English: Niaouli-tree
Japanese: ニアウリ
Persian: ملالوکا ویریدیفلورا

Synonyms

Cajuputi viridiflora (Sol. ex Gaertn.) A.Lyons
Melaleuca cunninghamii S.Schauer
Melaleuca cunninghamii var. glabra C.T.White
Melaleuca leucadendra var. latifolia Raeusch.
Melaleuca leucadendra var. sanguinea Cheel
Melaleuca leucadendra var. viridiflora (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Cheel
Melaleuca sanguinea Cheel
Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata Byrnes
Melaleuca viridiflora var. canescens Byrnes
Melaleuca viridiflora var. glabra (C.T.White) Byrnes
Myrtoleucodendron viridiflorum (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lwalsh84, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt B, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.