Melaleuca armillaris
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Bracelet honey myrtle |
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Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. |
Melaleuca armillaris, known as the Bracelet honey myrtle, is a plant native to south-eastern Australia. It also has a subspecies, akineta Quinn, that is found in South Australia.
Melaleuca armillaris ranges from a shrub to a small tree about to about 5m in height. It has hard bark and narrow-linear leaves about 1mm wide. Flowers are arranged in the usual cylindrical inflorescence, with conspicuous staminal claws 5-6mm long.
[edit] References
- K. J. Cowley, F. C. Quinn, B. A. Barlow and L. A. Craven (17 August 1990). "Contributions to a Revision of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae): 7-10". Australian Systematic Botany.
- NSW Flora Online
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