Melaleuca nodosa
(Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm.
Prickly-leaved paperbark
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers - nectar
The nectar of the flowers is sucked fresh or soaked in water to make a sweet drink.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy soils. It can tolerate light frosts.
Asia, Australia*, Indonesia, SE Asia,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 7 m high. The bark is in papery layers. The leaves can be 4 cm long. They have straight rigid tips. The flowers are yellow. The grow in groups. The fruit is an angular capsule. It is 2-3 mm across.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Melaleuca nodosa, commonly known as the prickly-leaved paperbark, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with narrow, sometimes needle-like leaves and profuse heads of yellow flowers as early as April or as late as January.
Names & Synonyms
Perdu daun berduri, Maleleuka daun berduri
References (3)
- Anon., 2003, Native Plants for the Fitzroy basin. Society for Growing Australian Plants Inc. (Rockhampton Branch) p 65
- Haslam, S., 2004, Noosa's Native Plants. Noosa Integrated Catchment Assn. Inc. p 87
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 673
