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Green honey myrtle

(Melaleuca diosmifolia)

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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:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
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