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| ''Melaleuca halophila'' was first formally described in 1999 by ] in '']'' from a specimen collected near ].<ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Melaleuca halophila''|url= https://biodiversity.org.au/boa/instance/apni/561716|publisher=APNI|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=Craven>{{cite journal|last1=Craven|first1=L. A.|last2=Lepschi|first2=B. J.|title=Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania|journal=Australian Systematic Botany|date=1999|volume=12|issue=6|page=880|doi=10.1071/SB98019}}</ref> The ] (''halophila'') is "from the Greek ''halos'', salt, and ''phileo'', love, in reference to the apparently saline soils on which this species occurs".<ref name=Brophy /> | ''Melaleuca halophila'' was first formally described in 1999 by ] in '']'' from a specimen collected near ].<ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Melaleuca halophila''|url= https://biodiversity.org.au/boa/instance/apni/561716|publisher=APNI|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=Craven>{{cite journal|last1=Craven|first1=L. A.|last2=Lepschi|first2=B. J.|title=Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania|journal=Australian Systematic Botany|date=1999|volume=12|issue=6|page=880|doi=10.1071/SB98019}}</ref> The ] (''halophila'') is "from the Greek ''halos'', salt, and ''phileo'', love, in reference to the apparently saline soils on which this species occurs".<ref name=Brophy /><ref>{{cite book |last=Stearn |first=William |year=1972 |title=A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names |url= |location=London |publisher=Cassell |page= |isbn=0304937215 }}</ref> | ||
| ==Distribution and habitat== | ==Distribution and habitat== | ||
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. halophila |
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| Melaleuca halophila Craven | |
Melaleuca halophila is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a prickly shrub, similar to Melaleuca thapsina but its flowers are white and the leaves are shorter and hairier.
Description
Melaleuca halophila is a shrub growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall. Its leaves are arranged alternately, linear to very narrow elliptic, roughly oval in cross-section, 11–30.5 mm (0.4–1 in) long, 1.7–2.5 mm (0.07–0.1 in) wide with a short, prickly point on the end. The leaves are covered with short, soft hairs.
The flowers are white and arranged in heads on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering and in the upper leaf axils. The heads are up to 15 mm (0.6 in) in diameter and composed of 5 to 11 groups of flowers in threes. The petals are 1.0–1.5 mm (0.04–0.06 in) long and fall off as the flower ages. There are five bundles of stamens around the flower, each with 3 to 7 stamens. Flowering occurs in October and November and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules 1.8–3 mm (0.07–0.1 in) long.
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Taxonomy and naming
Melaleuca halophila was first formally described in 1999 by Lyndley Craven in Australian Systematic Botany from a specimen collected near Salmon Gums. The specific epithet (halophila) is "from the Greek halos, salt, and phileo, love, in reference to the apparently saline soils on which this species occurs".
Distribution and habitat
Melaleuca halophila occurs in the Fitzgerald Peaks and Salmon Gums districts in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions.
Conservation
Melaleuca halophila is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.
References
- ^ Brophy, Joseph J.; Craven, Lyndley A.; Doran, John C. (2013). Melaleucas : their botany, essential oils and uses. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. p. 187. ISBN 9781922137517.
- ^ Holliday, Ivan (2004). Melaleucas : a field and garden guide (2nd ed.). Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Reed New Holland Publishers. p. 284. ISBN 1876334983.
- "Melaleuca halophila". APNI. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Craven, L. A.; Lepschi, B. J. (1999). "Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania". Australian Systematic Botany. 12 (6): 880. doi:10.1071/SB98019.
- Stearn, William (1972). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names. London: Cassell. ISBN 0304937215.
- ^ "Melaleuca halophila". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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