"Melaleuca leucadendra" is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is widespread in northern Australia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands. It is a tree, sometimes growing to more than 20 m with a trunk covered with thick, white, papery bark and weeping thinner branches.
Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
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Uploaded Jan 8, 2023. Captured Oct 4, 2022 18:42 in VR89+JX Ke‘anae, HI, USA.