Melaleuca armillaris

Melaleuca armillaris Bracelet honey myrtle
Melaleuca armillaris foliage and flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Melaleuca
Species:	M. armillaris
Binomial name
Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm.

Melaleuca armillaris, known as the Bracelet honey myrtle, is a plant native to South Australia and Victoria in southeastern Australia. It also has a subspecies, Melaleuca armillaris sub. akineta, that is found in South Australia.

Descrption

Melaleuca armillaris ranges from a large shrub to a small weeping tree growing to 5 metres (16 ft) in height. It has distinctive decumbent branching and twigs with narrow linear leaves 1mm wide. Flowers are arranged in cylindrical inflorescences, with conspicuous staminal claws 5-6mm long.

Cultivation

Melaleuca armillaris is cultivated as an ornamental tree for parks and gardens. It is used as a decumbent specimen tree in the ground and in large container plantings. It tolerates dry conditions.

Melaleuca armillaris - flowers

References

• K. J. Cowley, F. C. Quinn, B. A. Barlow and L. A. Craven (17 August 1990). "Contributions to a Revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10". Australian Systematic Botany. doi:10.1071/SB9900165. 
• New South Wales Flora Online: Melaleuca armillaris by G. Wilson, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia