Melaleuca cuticularis

Saltwater paperbark
In the Stockholm Botanic Garden, Sweden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. cuticularis
Binomial name
Melaleuca cuticularis
Synonyms
  • Cajuputi cuticularis (Labill.) Skeels
  • Melaleuca abietina Sm.
  • Myrtoleucodendron cuticulare (Labill.) Kuntze

Melaleuca cuticularis, commonly known as the saltwater paperbark is a tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to the south-west of Western Australia. There is also a disjunct population on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is distinguished from other melaleucas by its unusual fruits and very white, papery bark.