Melaleuca comboynensis — a medium houseplant
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Melaleuca comboynensis

Melaleuca Comboynensis

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Melaleuca comboynensis, commonly known as cliff bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is usually a shrub, similar to Melaleuca citrina with its hard leaves, spikes of red flowers and clusters of cup-shaped fruits but differs in that its leaves are generally wider and its habitat is usually rocky outcrops rather than along watercourses.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Melaleuca
Family
Myrtaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Cliff bottlebrush
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Melaleuca comboynensis leaf
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Melaleuca comboynensis leaf
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Melaleuca comboynensis flower
PLATE 03 · flower
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