Melaleuca lecanantha

Melaleuca lecanantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. lecanantha
Binomial name
Melaleuca lecanantha
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca conferta Benth.
  • Myrtoleucodendron confertum Kuntze
Fruit
Habit about 20km east of Lake Grace

Melaleuca lecanantha is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of south-west Western Australia. It is a shrub with small, rather fleshy leaves and pink to lilac-coloured flowers in early spring. The plant was first described in 1867 but the name given to it was considered illegitimate and it was not until 1998 that it was first formally described.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca lecanantha". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2021.