Melaleuca platycalyx

Description

Melaleuca platycalyx is a spreading, glabrous shrub which grows to a height and width of about 1.5 metres (5 ft). Its leaves are arranged in alternating pairs (decussate) so that there are four rows of leaves along the branches. Each leaf is 5.0-10.4 millimetres (0.2-0.4 in) long and 2.4-5.5 millimetres (0.09-0.2 in) wide, elliptical in shape with a short point on the end and with distinct veins and oil glands.