Melaleuca decora

White feather honeymyrtle
Melaleuca decora leaves and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. decora
Binomial name
Melaleuca decora
Synonyms[1]

Melaleuca decora, commonly known as the white feather honeymyrtle,[2] is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to eastern Australia. It is a large shrub to small tree with papery bark, lance-shaped leaves and sweet-smelling, creamy-coloured flowers in summer. It grows in near-coastal forest and swamps in New South Wales and Queensland.

  1. ^ a b "Melaleuca decora". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Melaleuca decora - White feather honey myrtle" (PDF). Waverley Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018.