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Tea tree
Melaleuca howeana
About
Melaleuca howeana, commonly known as tea tree, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Lord Howe Island group, 600 km (400 mi) off the east coast of Australia. It is common in exposed areas, on cliffs and ridges, occasionally forming pure stands. Its closest mainland relative is Melaleuca ericifolia.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Melaleuca howeana
- Slug
- melaleuca-howeana
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Melaleuca
- Species
- howeana
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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