Melaleuca

Scientific name: Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S. T. Blake

Common names: Melaleuca, punktree, naiouli, cajeput tree, paper bark, broadleaf paper bark, broadleaf teatree, paperbark teatree, bottlebrush tree

Native To: Australia

Date of U.S. Introduction: Early 1900s

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Used as an ornamental and for erosion control

Impact: Crowds out native species

Current U.S. Distribution:

• Northern Distribution Map (PDF | 239 KB) / Invasive Species Maps
  USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)
• Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System

U.S. States and U.S. National Parks Where Reported Invasive: Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States map

Federally Regulated: Federal Noxious Weed (USDA, APHIS - Noxious Weeds Program)

Management Plans: Aquatic Species / Melaleuca

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Melaleuca quinquenervia
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake - Aquatic Plant Information System (APIS)
DOD. USACE. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Melaleuca Research - TEKTRAN database
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research

Melaleuca, Melaleuca quinquenervia: An Emerging Success (PDF | 283 KB)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Photographs; Impacts; Research

Melaleuca quinquenervia Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Melaleuca quinquenervia - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy; Legal Aspects

TAME Melaleuca Project
USDA. Agricultural Research Service; University of Florida. IFAS; South Florida Water Management District.
Photographs; Impacts; Controls; Research

Australian Paperbark Tree (Melaleuca) - Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States (Aug 2002)
BugwoodWiki.
Published by: USDA. Forest Service. Publication FHTET-2002-04.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Melaleuca - Silvics of North America, Agriculture Handbook 654, Volume 2: Hardwoods
USDA. Forest Service.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Dispersion

Melaleuca quinquenervia - Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Plant Profile for Melaleuca quinquenervia - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Melaleuca quinquenervia - Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution

Melaleuca - Weed Alert (PDF | 1 MB)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Introduction History; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Distribution

Melaleuca
University of Florida. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Controls

Melaleuca - Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution

Australian Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Melaleuca quinquenervia (tree) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Melaleuca quinquenervia
Discover Life.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Melaleuca quinquenervia - Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas (PDF | 71 KB)
Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Distribution

Melaleuca Management Plan: Ten Years of Successful Melaleuca Management in Florida 1988-1998 (PDF | 1.22 MB)
Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Melaleuca quinquenervia
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Paperbark tree
Plant Conservation Alliance. Alien Plant Working Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Melaleuca quinquenervia
Pulling Together Initiative. Texasinvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References