Melaleuca lanceolata
| Black paperbark | |
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| Melaleuca lanceolata in Maranoa Gardens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. lanceolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca lanceolata | |
| Collections data for M. lanceolata from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melaleuca lanceolata commonly known as black paperbark, moonah, Rottnest Island teatree and western black tea tree is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to Australia where it occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. It is a densely foliaged tree with rough bark, which flowers prolifically in summer.