Melaleuca diosmatifolia

Rosy paperbark
Melaleuca diosmatifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. diosmatifolia
Binomial name
Melaleuca diosmatifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca armillaris var. tenuifolia Benth.
  • Melaleuca cylindrica R.Br. ex F.Muell.
  • Melaleuca ericifolia var. erubescens Benth.
  • Melaleuca erubescens Otto
  • Melaleuca fraseri Hook.
  • Myrtoleucodendron cylindricum (R.Br. ex F.Muell.) Kuntze

Melaleuca diosmatifolia, commonly known as rosy paperbark and pink honey-myrtle is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. It was formerly known as Melaleuca erubescens but is not closely related to Melaleuca diosmifolia although the species name has the same meaning. It has pointed, non-prickly leaves and cylindrical spikes of pink or purple flowers.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca diosmatifolia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 August 2021.