Melaleuca calycina

Melaleuca calycina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. calycina
Binomial name
Melaleuca calycina
Synonyms[1]
  • Myrtoleucodendron calycinum (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Melaleuca carinata Turcz.

Melaleuca calycina is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a stiff, erect shrub with oval to heart-shaped leaves, white flowers and star-shaped fruit.

Foliage and fruit
Habit on the roadside between Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun
  1. ^ "Melaleuca calycina". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.