This native tree
is commonly known as
blue leaved paperbark.
Melaleuca dealbata
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Myrtaceae
family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Southern limit within Fraser Coast region. Southernmost report at Poona. Listed as a priority locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region Threatened Species Action Plan (Ecosure 2019, Stage 2 TSAP for Fraser Coast LGA, version R3, Report to Fraser Coast Regional Council. Brisbane.). Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 23 Fraser Coast localities: Dundowran Beach, Takura, Booral, Burrum Heads, Wondunna, Toogoom, Torquay, Great Sandy Strait, Pacific Haven, Urraween, Urangan, Beelbi Creek, River Heads, Beaver Rock, Tuan, Boonooroo, Tandora, Craignish, Scarness, Eli Waters, Maaroom, Point Vernon, Poona.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
