Melaleuca amydra
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Melaleuca amydra is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is similar to Melaleuca ryeae with its small, compact form, similar leaves and "pom-pom" heads of pink to purple flower heads on the ends of the branches in spring.
Description
Melaleuca amydra sometimes grows to a height of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). but often much less, and has dark, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately, oval to egg-shaped, mostly Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). long and Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). wide. They are sometimes glabrous, sometimes covered with fine hairs and have rounded ends.[1]
The flowers are a shade of pink to purple and arranged in heads on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering, sometimes also in the upper leaf axils. The heads are up to Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). in diameter and contain between 7 and 20 individual flowers. The stamens are arranged in bundles of five around the flower, with 5 to 10 stamens in each bundle. The flowering season is spring and is followed by fruits which are woody capsules, Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). long in irregular clusters along the stems.[1][2]
Taxonomy and naming
Melaleuca amydra was first formally described in 1999 by Lyndley Craven and Brendan Lepschi in Australian Systematic Botany from a specimen collected near Eneabba.[3][4] The specific epithet (amydra) is from the Ancient Greek αμυδρός (amydrós) meaning "indistinct", "vague" or "slight"[5] referring to the difference between this species and Melaleuca ryeae and Melaleuca seriata.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Melaleuca amydra occurs in and between the Arrowsmith River, Dandaragan and Moora districts[1] in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions.[6] It grows in sandy, saline soils in heath on flats.[7]
Conservation
This species is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[7]
References
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