Melaleuca styphelioides

Prickly-leaved paperbark
Melaleuca styphelioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. styphelioides
Binomial name
Melaleuca styphelioides
Synonyms
  • Leptospermum styphelioides (Sm.) Schauer
  • Melaleuca obliqua Büse ex de Vriese
  • Myrtoleucodendron styphelioides (Sm.) Kuntze

Melaleuca styphelioides, known as the prickly-leaved paperbark or prickly paperbark, is a plant native to eastern Australia. It is a tree with spongy bark, prickly leaves and spikes of creamy-white flowers.