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Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.
River Tea Tree
This species grows in swampy areas. Unfortunately it was not flowering at the time of the visit.

	Melaleuca *bracteata*	*Melaleuca bracteata*

	Description:Leaves	Description:Leaves
	Location:Hot Springs, Talaroo, Mt Surprise, North Queensland	Location:Hot Springs, Talaroo, Mt Surprise, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:18˚07.1436S, 143°57.7290E	GPS coordinates:18˚07.1436S, 143°57.7290E
	Date:27 April 2018	Date:27 April 2018
	Field No.:6536	Field No.:6536

	Melaleuca *bracteata*	*Melaleuca bracteata*

	Description:Leaves - underside	Description:Trunk
	Location:Hot Springs, Talaroo, Mt Surprise, North Queensland	Location:Hot Springs, Talaroo, Mt Surprise, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:18˚07.1436S, 143°57.7290E	GPS coordinates:18˚07.1436S, 143°57.7290E
	Date:27 April 2018	Date:27 April 2018
	Field No.:6536	Field No.:6536

References (accessed 9 June 2018):

Craven, L.A. & Lepschi, B.J. (1999), Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 12(6):

863

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland 1:

186

Byrnes, N.B. (1986), A revision of Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) in northern and eastern Australia, 3. Austrobaileya 2(3):

260

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