[Specimen details]

Melaleuca quinquenervia
Family Name Myrtaceae
Currently Accepted Name Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S. T. Blake - Determined By: Lakela, 1971
Determination History
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S. T. Blake
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Branches drooping; petals white, filaments white; these trees 3 to 5 m tall, several trunks from one root system; 1.5 to 4 in. diameter at breast height.
Habitat Newly planted roadside trees; also becoming popular in gardens here.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes CULTIVATED.
Collector G. R. Cooley 11970
Collection Date 25 Nov 1966
Accession Number 79865
Image 79865.JPG
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