Melaleuca elliptica
| Granite Bottlebrush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. elliptica |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca elliptica Labill.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myrtoleucodendron ellipticum (Labill.) Kuntze | |
Melaleuca elliptica (Granite Bottlebush) is a shrub which is endemic to the south of Western Australia. Its red flowers appear from September to January (early spring to mid summer) in its native range.[2]
It usually grows to between 1 and 4 metres in height and occurs near granite rocks.[2]
The species was first formally described by botanist Jacques Labillardière in 1806 in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.
References
- ↑ "Melaleuca elliptica". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Melaleuca elliptica". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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