Red honey-myrtle, Swamp paperbark
Melaleuca ericifolia

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A tall shrub or tree. It grows 2-9 m tall. The bark is pale and papery. The leaves are small and narrow. They are alternate and crowded along the stems. They are 8-15 mm long by 1 mm wide. The flowers are in short spikes 2 cm long. The stamens are white. The fruit are rounded capsules 3-4 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet coastal lagoons and swamps. Arboretum Tasmania.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin), Tasmania (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

The flowers are soaked in water to make a drink from the nectar.

Edible parts

Nectar

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Barlan

Synonyms

Cajuputi ericifolia (Sm.) A. Lyons; Melaleuca axillaris Steud.; Melaleuca gunniana Schauer; Melaleuca heliophila F. Muell. ex Miq.; Melaleuca pinifolia Colla; Melaleuca ternifolia F. Muell. ex Miq.; Myrtoleucodendron ericifolium (Sm.) Kuntze;