| Melaleuca nesophila | |
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| Melaleuca nesophila | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. nesophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell. |
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Melaleuca nesophila, or Showy Honey-myrtle, is a shrub which is endemic to an area near Albany in Western Australia. It usually ranges between 2 metres and 3 metres in height and has elliptical leaves that are about 2 cm long. The purple flowers, which appear from spring to mid-summer, are in globular clusters which are about 2.5 cm in diameter.