- Melaleuca nesophila
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Melaleuca nesophila Melaleuca nesophila Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: M. nesophila Binomial name Melaleuca nesophila
F.Muell.Melaleuca nesophila, or Showy Honey-myrtle, is a shrub which is endemic to an area near Albany in Western Australia. It usually ranges between 2 metres and 3 metres in height and has elliptical leaves that are about 2 cm long. The purple flowers, which appear from spring to mid-summer, are in globular clusters which are about 2.5 cm in diameter.
External links
- "Melaleuca nesophila". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5943.
- Australian Society of Australian Native Plants: Melaleuca nesophila
Categories:- Melaleuca
- Rosids of Western Australia
- Myrtales of Australia
- Myrtaceae stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
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