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Melaleuca sylvana is a small shrub or tree from a restricted area near Ravenshoe in Queensland, Australia, grown mainly by collectors and in native plantings. It suits warm, frost-free gardens and needs a sunny spot with well-drained soil.
Melaleuca sylvana is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area near Ravenshoe in Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with decussate, tiny egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, heads of white flowers and nearly spherical clusters of woody capsules.
Melaleuca sylvana occurs in the Ravenshoe and Herberton districts, where it grows in heath, forest, and woodland environments, often on soils derived from rhyolite.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melaleuca sylvana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
