Melaleuca leptospermoides

Melaleuca leptospermoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. leptospermoides
Binomial name
Melaleuca leptospermoides
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca cuneata Turcz.
  • Melaleuca eriantha Benth.
  • Myrtoleucodendron erianthum (Benth.) Kuntze

Melaleuca leptospermoides is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with narrow leaves, pinkish or purple flowers and small fruit, and is similar to Melaleuca tuberculata except that it lacks brown bracts at the base of the flowers.

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