Slender honey-myrtle | |
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Melaleuca gibbosa in Cambridge University Botanic Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Melaleuca |
Species: | M. gibbosa
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Binomial name | |
Melaleuca gibbosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Myrtoleucodendron gibbosum (Labill.) Kuntze |
Melaleuca gibbosa, commonly known as the slender honey-myrtle or small-leaved honey-myrtle is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a dense, bushy shrub that grows about 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall, with numerous slender, arching branches and oblong heads of mauve flower spikes in spring and sparsely throughout the year.