Melaleuca pauperiflora pauperiflora (Melaleuca pauperiflora pauperiflora)
Description
Melaleuca pauperiflora, commonly known as boree, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is native to the southern parts of South Australia and Western Australia. It is distinguished by its short, thick leaves and small but profuse heads of white or cream flowers. There are three subspecies. Melaleuca pauperiflora is a large shrub or small tree growing to a height of about 6 m (20 ft) with rough or fibrous grey bark. It leaves vary somewhat with subspecies but in general are 3–13 mm (0.1–0.5 in) long, 0.8–1.7 mm (0.03–0.07 in) wide, very narrow elliptical to almost linear in shape and almost circular in cross section. The tips of the leaves are sometimes blunt, sometimes pointed and sometimes sharp. The flowers are white to pale yellow and arranged in hemispherical heads, mostly on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering but sometimes also in the upper leaf axils. The heads are about 18 mm (0.7 in) in diameter and contain 3 to 10 individual flowers. The petals are 1.7–3 mm (0.07–0.1 in) long and fall off as the flower matures. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle containing 10 to 18 stamens. Flowering occurs in spring and early summer and is followed by fruit which are woody, barrel-shaped capsules more or less scattered along the branches.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Melaleuca
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