Melaleuca zeteticorum
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Melaleuca zeteticorum is a shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Its species name zeteticorum was given "in honour of these persons who for their enjoyment explore natural vegetation communities to become familiar with their constituent species".[1]
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Description
Melaleuca zeteticorum is an shrub, growing to a height of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).. The leaves are linear to narrowly oval in shape, 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.
The flowers are arranged in heads near the ends of the branches in five to thirteen groups of three flowers. Each head is 28 millimetres (1.1 in) in diameter. The flowers appear in October and November and are bright yellow, pale lemon-yellow or whitish, turning pink with age. The stamens are arranged in bundles of five around the flower, with three to six stamens in each bundle. The base of the flower is Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). long.
The woody capsules are closely packed together, appearing like a single fruit.[1]
Taxonomy and naming
Melaleuca zeteticorum was first formally described in 2004 by Lyndley Craven and B.J. Lepschi in Australian Systematic Botany.[2] The specific epithet (zeteticorum) is from the Greek ζητητικός or zētētikós, meaning "inquisitive" or "keen"[3] "in honour of these persons who for their enjoyment explore natural vegetation communities to become familiar with their constituent species".[1]
Distribution and habitat
Melaleuca zeteticorum occurs from the Dowerin-Cunderdin-Beacon district, eastwards to the Coolgardie-Norseman district, in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert and Murchison biogeographical zones.[1][4]
Conservation
Melaleuca zeteticorum is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian government Department of Parks and Wildlife[4]
Uses
Essential oils
This leaf oil of this species is mostly monoterpenes at a yield of 1.5 - 2.5%.
Horticulture
This plant may have potential for growing on semi-saline soils in subarid regions and is suitable as an ornamental shrub in such areas.[1]
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