(One specimen of "M. cajuputi" reached 

Many, like "M. lineariifolia", are known as paperbarks and have bark that can be peeled in thin sheets, whilst about 20% of the genus, including "M. bracteata", have hard, rough bark and another 20% have fibrous bark.Every species in the genus is an evergreen, and the leaves vary in size from minute and scale-like ("M. micromera") to long ("M. leucadendra").