Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly known as Niaouli or Broad-leaved paperbark or the Paper Bark Tea Tree, is a small- to medium-sized tree of the , . The plant is native to , and coastal Eastern , from Botany Bay in northwards, into and the . It has become naturalised in the in , where it is considered a serious weed by the USDA. The broad-leaved paperbark grows as a spreading tree up to 20 m high, with the trunk covered by a white, beige and grey thick papery bark. The grey-green leaves are ovate and the cream or white bottlebrush-like flowers appear from late spring to autumn.