Melaleuca penicula

Melaleuca penicula
Melaleuca penicula
Conservation status

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca[1][2]
Species: M. penicula
Binomial name
Melaleuca penicula
(K.J.Cowley) Craven

Melaleuca penicula is an Australian shrub. It has narrow, ovate leaves, and is 1.8–3 metres in height. It is primarily found in rocky or sandy areas.[3] It was originally described as a subspecies of Melaleuca coccinea by Kirsten Cowley in 1990 but later elevated to species rank by Lyndley Craven in 1999.[4]

References

  1. ^ Craven. "New combinations in Melaleuca for Australian species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae)." 2006, vol. 16, no4, pp. 468-475.
  2. ^ "Melaleuca penicula (K.J.Cowley) Craven". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2007-02-22. http://data.gbif.org/species/15645957. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  3. ^ "Melaleuca penicula". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/15782. 
  4. ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=1011852-1. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
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