Melaleuca bracteata [Black Tea Tree]

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Oldfield, D. 2015. Melaleuca bracteata F. Muell. (Myrtaceae) Black Tea Tree. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light.

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Maldon, Victoria, Australia

29 October 2015

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

Synonyms

Melaleuca glaucocalyx Gand.

Melaleuca genistifolia var. coriacea Ewart, L.R. Kerr & Derrick

Melaleuca monticola J.M. Black

Melaleuca daleana Blakely

 

Comment

Melaleuca bracteata is widely distributed across tropical Australia extending into Central Australia and northern New South Wales. It is well suited for shelter belts or for screening purposes in larger gardens.

 

Visible Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/200 s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV/IR Cut Filter.

Image Reference: DO62159

 

Ultraviolet Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nissin Di866 Mark II flash, 1/200s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

Image Reference: DO62161

 

Ultraviolet Induced Visible Fluorescence: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens with Baader UV/IR Cut Filter, Nichia NCSU033A UV-LED with Baader UV-Pass Filter, 10.0 s @ f/16 ISO 1250.

Image Reference: DO62162

 

References:

Brophy, J.J., Craven, L.A. & Doran, J.C., Melaleucas, their botany, essential oils and uses, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACIAR, 2013, p. 94.

Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Lothian 1993, Volume 6, p. 324.

 

Published 24 November 2015