Madagascar niaouli honey
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Light to dark brown honey from the niaouli, a paperbark tree that grows mainly in eastern Madagascar. Its white flowers bloom for about six weeks in January and February.
- Origin
- Madagascar (east coast)
- Colour
- 100 mm · amber
- Taste
- vegetal and woody, with liquorice notes
- Plant
- Melaleuca quinquenervia · paperbark →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The leaves of the same tree yield niaouli oil, an essential oil rich in cineole.
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