Melaleuca calcicola - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Status:
valid
Authors:
(Barlow ex Craven) Craven & Lepschi
Source:
wcs
Year:
2010
Citation Micro:
Nuytsia 20: 28 (2010)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000918057
Common Names
- Calcicola Melaleuca
- Melaleuca Tree
- Calcicola Tree
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Melaleuca calcicola (also called Calcium Melaleuca, among many other common names) is a shrub with small, grey-green leaves and white, fluffy flowers. It is native to Australia, and grows in dry sclerophyll forests.
Uses & Benefits
Melaleuca calcicola is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a cut flower. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Melaleuca calcicola has white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings are small, with oval-shaped leaves.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Melaleuca calcicola is a tropical epiphytic orchid that can be grown in a potting mix of bark and perlite. Propagation is done by division of the rhizome or by seed. Seeds should be sown on a sterile medium and kept in a humid environment.
Where to Find Melaleuca calcicola
Melaleuca calcicola is native to Australia and can be found in the wetter parts of the country.
Species in the Melaleuca genus
Melaleuca acacioides, Melaleuca acuminata, Melaleuca adenostyla, Melaleuca adnata, Melaleuca aestuosa, Melaleuca agathosmoides, Melaleuca alsophila, Melaleuca alternifolia, Melaleuca amydra, Melaleuca apodocephala, Melaleuca apostiba, Melaleuca araucarioides, Melaleuca arcana, Melaleuca arenicola, Melaleuca argentea, Melaleuca armillaris, Melaleuca aspalathoides, Melaleuca barlowii, Melaleuca basicephala, Melaleuca beardii, Melaleuca biconvexa, Melaleuca bisulcata, Melaleuca blaeriifolia, Melaleuca boeophylla, Melaleuca borealis, Melaleuca bracteata, Melaleuca bracteosa, Melaleuca brevifolia, Melaleuca brevisepala, Melaleuca bromelioides, Melaleuca brongniartii, Melaleuca brophyi, Melaleuca buseana, Melaleuca caeca, Melaleuca cajuputi, Melaleuca calothamnoides, Melaleuca calycina, Melaleuca calyptroides, Melaleuca campanae, Melaleuca camptoclada, Melaleuca capitata, Melaleuca cardiophylla, Melaleuca carrii, Melaleuca cheelii, Melaleuca ciliosa, Melaleuca citrina, Melaleuca citrolens, Melaleuca clarksonii, Melaleuca clavifolia, Melaleuca cliffortioides,
Species in the Myrtaceae family
Acca lanuginosa, Acca macrostema, Accara elegans, Actinodium cunninghamii, Agonis baxteri, Agonis flexuosa, Agonis grandiflora, Agonis theiformis, Agonis undulata, Agonis hypericifolia, Algrizea macrochlamys, Algrizea minor, Allosyncarpia ternata, Aluta appressa, Aluta aspera, Aluta maisonneuvei, Aluta quadrata, Aluta teres, Amomyrtella irregularis, Amomyrtella guilii, Amomyrtus luma, Amomyrtus meli, Angophora bakeri, Angophora clelandi, Angophora costata, Angophora crassifolia, Angophora dichromophloia, Angophora euryphylla, Angophora exul, Angophora floribunda, Angophora hispida, Angophora inopina, Angophora leiocarpa, Angophora melanoxylon, Angophora paludosa, Angophora robur, Angophora subvelutina, Angophora woodsiana, Angophora clelandii, Anticoryne diosmoides, Anticoryne ovalifolia, Anticoryne melanosperma, Archirhodomyrtus baladensis, Archirhodomyrtus beckleri, Archirhodomyrtus paitensis, Archirhodomyrtus turbinata, Archirhodomyrtus vieillardii, Arillastrum gummiferum, Astartea aspera, Astartea corniculata,
References
The Plant List v1.1 record kew-463447: Based on the initial data import
Brendan John Lepschi (b.1969): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Lepschi' in the authors string.
Lyndley Alan Craven (1945-2014): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Craven' in the authors string.
Bryan Alwyn Barlow (b.1933): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Barlow' in the authors string.