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Melaleuca (Greek, melas, black, and leukos, white; from the black trunk and white branches of one of the species). Myrtaceae. Shrubs and trees, often with showy bloom, of high ornamental value for warm temperate regions; especially useful where drought-resistant shrubs are needed.
Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, entire, lanceolate or linear, flat or subterete, with 1-3 or many nerves: fls. in heads or spikes, rarely scattered, each sessile in the axil of a floral If., their parts in 5's; calyx-tube subglobose; lobes imbricate or open; petals spreading, deciduous; stamens indefinite in number, more or less united at their bases into 5 bundles opposite the petals; anthers versatile, the cells parallel and bursting longitudinally; ovary inferior or half-inferior, inclosed in the calyx-tube, usually with many ovules in each cell; maturing into a persistent caps. Related to Callistemon but distinguished by the united filaments: shares with that genus the name of bottle-brush. — About 100 species of Australian shrubs and trees, some inhabiting salty ground and swamps, others occupying semi-arid slopes of the interior. Grown as specimen and lawn plants, the larger species also for street trees in Calif. and Fla.: M. Leucadendron and M. ericifolia are recommended for fixing muddy shores and for planting in alkaline soils. The timber is close-grained, hard, and durable. Sixteen species are described and figured in Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot. 4:27-34. For cult. see Callistemon.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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|genus=Melaleuca
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|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
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Melaleuca (Greek, melas, black, and leukos, white; from the black trunk and white branches of one of the species). Myrtaceae. Shrubs and trees, often with showy bloom, of high ornamental value for warm temperate regions; especially useful where drought-resistant shrubs are needed.
Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, entire, lanceolate or linear, flat or subterete, with 1-3 or many nerves: fls. in heads or spikes, rarely scattered, each sessile in the axil of a floral If., their parts in 5's; calyx-tube subglobose; lobes imbricate or open; petals spreading, deciduous; stamens indefinite in number, more or less united at their bases into 5 bundles opposite the petals; anthers versatile, the cells parallel and bursting longitudinally; ovary inferior or half-inferior, inclosed in the calyx-tube, usually with many ovules in each cell; maturing into a persistent caps. Related to Callistemon but distinguished by the united filaments: shares with that genus the name of bottle-brush. — About 100 species of Australian shrubs and trees, some inhabiting salty ground and swamps, others occupying semi-arid slopes of the interior. Grown as specimen and lawn plants, the larger species also for street trees in Calif. and Fla.: M. Leucadendron and M. ericifolia are recommended for fixing muddy shores and for planting in alkaline soils. The timber is close-grained, hard, and durable. Sixteen species are described and figured in Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot. 4:27-34. For cult. see Callistemon.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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