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Melaleuca cajuputi Powell

Reference: Pharm.Lond.Transl. 22 (1809)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Tree, 7-20 m high. Fl. white, Apr to Jul or Sep. Black peaty sand, clay. Swamps, tidal flats.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzroy Trough, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions: Canning.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.