Andy Rouse / Paperbark or Tea Tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia) forest at sunset, Bamarru Plains, North West Territory, Australia, April 2007

Jouan & Rius / Paperbark gum trees (Melaleuca sp) growing along Yellow Water, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Ernie Janes / Manuka / New Zealand teatree 'Red Damask' (Leptospermum scoparium) in cultivation. Native to Australia and New Zealand.

Robert Valentic / Green Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) melanistic form, Melaleuca swampland, Mackay, Queensland coast. Australia. Dry season.

Marie Lochman / Honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus) feeding on Granite Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca elliptica), Mount Gibbs Nature Reserve, Wheat-belt Region of Western Australia.

Sandesh Kadur / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) with Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) at sunrise, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Ingo Arndt / Paperbark trees or White Bottlebrush (Melaleuca quinquenervia) in the wet season after bushfire with charred bark, Kakadu National Park, Australia, December

Rolf Nussbaumer / Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), adult male feeding on Lemon / Crimson bottlebrush flower (Melaleuca citrina), South Padre Island, Texas, USA. April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina), adult feeding on blooming Lemon bottlebrush, crimson bottlebrush (Melaleuca citrina), South Padre Island, Texas, USA. April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), male feeding on blooming Lemon bottlebrush, crimson bottlebrush (Melaleuca citrina), South Padre Island, Texas, USA. April

Jiri Lochman / Jewel Beetle (Temognatha murrayi) feeding on Melaleuca flowers, Lake Cronin Nature Reserve, Western Australia, February.

Jiri Lochman / Jewel beetle (Temoghatha parvicollis subsp. andromeda) feeding on Melaleuca flowers, Lake Cronin Nature Reserve, Western Australia. February.