Melaleuca cardiophylla

Umbrella bush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. cardiophylla
Binomial name
Melaleuca cardiophylla
Synonyms[1]

Myrtoleucodendron cardiophyllum (F.Muell.) Kuntze

Melaleuca cardiophylla, commonly known as tangling melaleuca or umbrella bush is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the west and south-west of Western Australia. It is a dense, prickly shrub with heart-shaped leaves, stamens that are joined in unusually long claw-like bundles, and distinctive, warty fruits.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca cardiophylla". Plants of the World online. Retrieved 27 August 2021.