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[[File:Melaleuca viridiflora foliage and fruit.jpg|thumb|right|''Melaleuca viridiflora'', ''Broad-leaved paperbark'']]
'''Broad-leaved paperbark''' commonly known as Melaleuca viridiflora is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to woodlands, swamps and streams of monsoonal areas of northern Australia and New Guinea. It is usually a small tree with an open canopy, papery bark and spikes of cream, yellow, green or red flowers.
==Uses==
{{Uses|WoundsCough}}, {{Uses|CutsColds}}, {{Uses|SnakebitesCongestion}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disordersHeadache}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptionsFever}}, {{Uses|BlotchesInfluenza}}, {{Uses|Melaleuca viridiflora}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried FolaigeLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herbTwigs}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=AgrimonyBroad leaved paperbark}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|HerbShrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simplebroad|oval, flat|The leaves Leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leafletsstiff, thick. smooth, dull dark green with smaller leaflets in between5-7 longitudinal veins. They are about 7-19 cm long x 2.5-5.5 cm wide. The new growth is hairy}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexualcylindrical|25-10 cm x 4-6 cm|greenish-4cm longcream, pink blooms|Yellow6 or 9|5the spikes being in groups of 1-20|Flowers Season 4. The seed is June formed in small woody capsules 0.3-0.5 cm x 0.4- August0.6 cm}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|woody capsules|7–10 5–6 mm (0.28–020–0.4 24 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairsscattered along the stem|numerous fine seeds}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|northern Northern tropical Australiaarea}}, {{Commonly seen|along Along streams, in swampy areas}}, {{Commonly seen|open Open woodlands}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirectallbeautynhealth.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Niaouli-Melaleuca-Viridiflora-Melaleuca-Quinquenervia "sciencedirectChemical composition"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://anpsa.org.au/m-vir.html "native plant society "]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicineGeneral Description"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplantstropical.orgtheferns.info/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria viewtropical.php?id=Melaleuca+viridiflora "practical palntsCultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360273/ Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil: a Review of Antimicrobial and Other Medicina Properties]* [https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Melaleuca_quinquenervia_(PROSEA) Melaleuca viridiflora on plantnet-project.org]* [http://ayurvedicoils.com/tag/chemical-constituents-of-niaouli-oil Melaleuca viridiflora on ayurvedic oils]* [https://sites.google.com/site/lemuressens/niaouli-essential-oil-melaleuca-viridiflora Melaleuca viridiflora on Niaouli Essential Oil]* [https://www.quinessence.com/blog/niaouli-essential-oil quinessence of Melaleuca viridiflora]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Myrtaceae]]