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Melaleuca teretifolia (Melaleuca teretifolia)

Description

Melaleuca teretifolia is a shrub which grows to a height of 5 m (20 ft) with light coloured papery bark and glabrous foliage. Its leaves are arranged alternately, 30-90 mm (1-4 in) long and 0.6-1.2 mm (0.02-0.05 in) wide. They are linear, almost circular in cross section, needle-like and with a sharp point on the end

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Melaleuca