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Melaleuca pentagona (Melaleuca pentagona)

Description

Melaleuca pentagona is a medium-sized shrub growing to about 5 m (20 ft) tall with papery grey or white bark. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stem, mostly 8-18 mm (0.3-0.7 in) long and 0.8-5.2 mm (0.03-0.2 in) wide, linear to narrow elliptic in shape and with a groove on the upper surface.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Melaleuca