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Melaleuca pulchella

(Melaleuca pulchella)

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Description

Melaleuca pulchella is a spreading shrub which may grow to 1-2 m (3-7 ft) high. The numerous arching branches bear many small leaves which are ovate to elliptic in shape and measure 2-6 mm (0.08-0.2 in) in length by 1-3 mm (0.04-0.1 in) wide. The leaves are crescent moon shaped in cross section and the undersides have large oil glands.

Taxonomic tree:

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