| Slender honey-myrtle | |
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| Melaleuca gibbosa in Cambridge University Botanic Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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] | |
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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.
- ^ a b "Melaleuca gibbosa". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 August 2021.