Melaleuca acutifolia

Melaleuca acutifolia
In the ANBG.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. acutifolia
Binomial name
Melaleuca acutifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca lateriflora var. acutifolia Benth.
  • Melaleuca lateriflora subsp. acutifolia (Benth.) Craven

Melaleuca acutifolia is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has small, pointed, oval leaves and in summer, heads of white flowers. The species was originally described as a variety of Melaleuca lateriflora[2] but was raised to species status in 2010.

Habit in Manea Park, Bunbury
Foliage and fruit
  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca acutifolia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Melaleuca lateriflora var. acutifolia". APNI. Retrieved 7 April 2015.