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Green honey myrtle (Melaleuca diosmifolia)

Description

Melaleuca diosmifolia is a dense shrub sometimes growing to a height of 4 m (10 ft). The leaves are arranged alternately, narrow oval or elliptical in shape, 4-13 mm (0.2-0.5 in) long, 3-5 mm (0.1-0.2 in) wide, crowded close together and lacking a stalk so that the leaf blade attaches directly to the stem.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Melaleuca