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BLACK TEA-TREE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Black tea-tree
Other Names
River Tea-tree, Mock Olive
Description
The Black Tea-Tree is a large shrub or tree growing 5 m to 8 m tall (sometimes up to 10 m). The leaves are narrow and grow about 1 cm to 3 cm long and up to 1 mm to 3 mm wide. The plant flowers in profusion in spring and early summer. The flowers are cream or white and produced in loose spikes about 3 cm to 9 cm long and 15 mm in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 3 mm in diameter.
Habitat
coastal areas, along stream banks and wet sites inland
Distribution
The Black tea-tree is found in northern parts of Western Australia, Northern Territory, eastern New South Wales, eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 3 - 8
Spread (m): 3 - 6
Soil Texture: loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 600
Flower Colour: cream
Flower Season: summer
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Melaleuca | | Species: | bracteata | | Common Name: | Black tea-tree |
Relatives in same Genus
Melaleuca acuminata
Melaleuca adnata
Melaleuca alternifolia
Melaleuca argentea
Melaleuca armillaris
Melaleuca aspalathoides
Melaleuca barlowii
Melaleuca blaeriifolia
Melaleuca brevifolia
Melaleuca bromelioides
Melaleuca calothamnoides
Melaleuca calycina
Melaleuca campanae
Melaleuca cardiophylla
Melaleuca carrii
Melaleuca coccinea
Melaleuca concreta
Melaleuca conothamnoides
Melaleuca cordata
Melaleuca cucullata
Melaleuca decussata
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