Melaleuca leiocarpa

Pungent honey-myrtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca
Species:
M. leiocarpa
Binomial name
Melaleuca leiocarpa
Synonyms[1]

Myrtoleucodendron leiocarpum (F.Muell.) Kuntze

Melaleuca leiocarpa, commonly known as pungent honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to arid areas in parts of South Australia and Western Australia. It is an erect or branching shrub distinguished by its prickly foliage, yellowish flowers and, for a melaleuca, unusually large, smooth, roughly spherical fruits.

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