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Melaleuca styphelioides

Sm. (1797)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca

prickly paperbark

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Potentially naturalizing
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 275 (1797)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:964 (forestry planting, not documented as nat.); Staples & Herbst 2005:425 (KEY), 426 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Melaleuca styphelioides Palehua Mesic forest partial sun growing along roadway. Associates; Asparagus aethiopicus, Eucalyptus, Casuarina equisitifolia, Toona ciliata, Psidium cattleyanum. Preserved_Specimen Mature tree cut down so unsure of height, as it stands roughly 4 m tall, 30 cm dbh. Bark very light in color flakey papery texture. Arthur, K. 120 Oahu BISH 2025-06-13
2 Melaleuca styphelioides Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree of 20 feet. Calyx dark-green with dark-brown apex. Corolla pale whitish green. Stamens numerous. Filaments white, anthers pale yellow. Flynn, T.W. 1685 Kauai BISH 1986-04-25
3 Melaleuca styphelioides Munro Trail, 1 1/7 mile from N entrance Planted in gulch below rain-forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28615 Lanai BISH 1963-08-13
4 Melaleuca styphelioides Kamoku, Kaiholena Gulch Preserved_Specimen Tree to 30ft. Flowers at top of tree; creamy white inflorescence. Palumbo, D. 130 Lanai BISH 1983-06-22
5 Melaleuca styphelioides W Maui, Maunalei Arboretum Preserved_Specimen tree to 8 m; flowers white Annable, C.R. 3803 Maui BISH 1998-02-10
6 Melaleuca styphelioides Forest Reserve Road to Wahiawa Bog, Puu Kahi area Preserved_Specimen Introduction; small tree. Stone, B.C. 762 Kauai BISH 1955-06-15
7 Melaleuca styphelioides Koloa District: land of Wahiawa, Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, along jeep road to Alexander Reservoir Preserved_Specimen Tree with white flowers and thick white bark sloughing off in thick sheets. Herbst, D.R. 5566 Kauai BISH 1975-11-19
8 Melaleuca styphelioides Honolulu; Kalihi Valley Preserved_Specimen Harris, W. Oahu BISH 1942-05-14
9 Melaleuca styphelioides Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-01-20
10 Melaleuca styphelioides Honolulu; Kamanele Park Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27797 Oahu BISH 1961-10-26
11 Melaleuca styphelioides Forest Reserve Road above fork of Wahiawa Stream below Wahiawa Bog, at base of Puu Kahili Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 762 Kauai BISH 1955-06-15
12 Melaleuca styphelioides Puna District, Olaa, along highway to Volcano 17.4 miles from Hilo Preserved_Specimen tree 20ft tall with a dbh of 12 inches. Bark white, loose, papery. Herbst, D.R. 5831 Hawaii BISH 1976-04-21
13 Melaleuca styphelioides Honolulu; 1530 Lehua Street Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 feet high, 2 & 1/2 ft. diam., branching low down. Harris, W. Oahu BISH 1935-01-30
14 Melaleuca styphelioides Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; No. 129 on map to campus trees and plants Preserved_Specimen Tree with rough, scaly bark, stiff leaves, white flowers. Herbst, D.R. 565 Oahu BISH 1967-09-02
15 Melaleuca styphelioides Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1948-04-20
16 Melaleuca styphelioides Lanaihale, in forestry plantation at N end of Munro Trail in forestry plantation Preserved_Specimen Tree with thick. papery, white bark. Herbst, D.R. 5808 Lanai BISH 1976-04-01
17 Melaleuca styphelioides Honolulu; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, along Campus Road Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 5985 Oahu BISH 1969-08-18
18 Melaleuca styphelioides South Kona district, at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook. in lawn between the manager's residence and the Garden proper growing in lawn Preserved_Specimen Round-topped tree ca. 40ft tall; trunk ca. 30in. dbh, bark peeling; leaves crowded, sharp pointed; flowers white, much visited by honeybees. Staples, G.W. 624 Hawaii BISH 1990-05-19
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