Melaleuca alternifolia

Narrow-leaved paperbark

As recorded: Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Clemens, M.S.
Collector number: 44651
Date: November 16, 1944
Locality: along William's streamlet. 2-3 miles form Ballandean. Darling Downs District.
Region: Queensland, Australia
Record type: Preserved specimen

Melaleuca alternifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-13.

2026-07-13

F7C8+9JF, Khumriyal, 193222

(c) Farhaan Rashid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22

Brownes Farm Reserve, Hoxton Park, NSW, AU

(c) Jordan H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-04

Girraween National Park, Girraween, QLD, AU

(c) boab-123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-23

HQ38+3P - Jardim das Américas, Curitiba - PR, 82590-300, Brasil

(c) Helena Ody Neves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-26

4JCF+3FV ตำบล เกาะยาวน้อย อำเภอ เกาะยาว พังงา 82160 ประเทศไทย

(c) Ratchada Yuenyongkeereemat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-07

Ko Yao Noi, Ko Yao, Phang Nga, TH

(c) kc8425yadfa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melaleuca alternifolia. BISH 165983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/165983.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956460236 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026