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| {{Short description|Species of shrub}} | |||
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| |image = Melaleuca laxiflora ( |
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| |image_caption = ''M. laxiflora'' growing 13 km north of ] | |||
| |genus = Melaleuca | |genus = Melaleuca | ||
| |species = laxiflora | |species = laxiflora | ||
| |authority = ]<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=''Melaleuca laxiflora'' |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:597996-1 |publisher=Plants of the World Online |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> | |||
| |authority = ] | |||
| |synonyms_ref = <ref name="POWO" /> | |||
| * ''Melaleuca crassifolia'' <small>]</small> | |||
| * ''Myrtoleucodendron crassifolium'' <small>(Benth.) ]</small> | |||
| * ''Myrtoleucodendron laxiflorum'' <small>Turcz.) Kuntze</small> | |||
| * ''Myrtoleucodendron parviflorum'' <small>Kuntze</small> | |||
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| The flowers are mauve, pink or purple, sometimes white, in heads of 6 to 20 individual flowers along the sides of the branches. The heads are {{convert|20-40|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and about {{convert|20|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle with 12 to 18 stamens. Flowers appear mostly from October to December and the fruit which follow are in loose clusters, each ] cylindrical, {{convert|3-5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter, with the sepals remaining as teeth around the edge.<ref name=Holliday>{{cite book|last1=Holliday|first1=Ivan|title=Melaleucas : a field and garden guide|date=2004|publisher=Reed New Holland Publishers|location=Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.|isbn=1876334983|pages=18–19|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=Brophy>{{cite book|last1=Brophy|first1=Joseph J.|last2=Craven|first2=Lyndley A.|last3=Doran|first3=John C.|title=Melaleucas : their botany, essential oils and uses|date=2013|publisher=Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research|location=Canberra|isbn=9781922137517|page=218}}</ref> | The flowers are mauve, pink or purple, sometimes white, in heads of 6 to 20 individual flowers along the sides of the branches. The heads are {{convert|20-40|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and about {{convert|20|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle with 12 to 18 stamens. Flowers appear mostly from October to December and the fruit which follow are in loose clusters, each ] cylindrical, {{convert|3-5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter, with the sepals remaining as teeth around the edge.<ref name=Holliday>{{cite book|last1=Holliday|first1=Ivan|title=Melaleucas : a field and garden guide|date=2004|publisher=Reed New Holland Publishers|location=Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.|isbn=1876334983|pages=18–19|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=Brophy>{{cite book|last1=Brophy|first1=Joseph J.|last2=Craven|first2=Lyndley A.|last3=Doran|first3=John C.|title=Melaleucas : their botany, essential oils and uses|date=2013|publisher=Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research|location=Canberra|isbn=9781922137517|page=218}}</ref> | ||
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| ==Taxonomy and naming== | ==Taxonomy and naming== | ||
| ''Melaleuca laxiflora'' was first formally described in 1852 by ] in "''Bulletin de la classe physico-mathematique de l'Academie Imperiale des sciences de Saint-Petersburg''".<ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Melaleuca laxiflora''|url= https://biodiversity.org.au/boa/instance/apni/513264|publisher=APNI|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=Turcz>{{cite book|last1=Turczaninow|first1=Nikolai|title=Bulletin de la classe physico-mathematique de l'Academie Imperiale des sciences de Saint-Petersburg, Volumes 10-11|date=1852|location=St. Petersburg|url=https://books.google.com |
''Melaleuca laxiflora'' was first formally described in 1852 by ] in "''Bulletin de la classe physico-mathematique de l'Academie Imperiale des sciences de Saint-Petersburg''".<ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Melaleuca laxiflora''|url= https://biodiversity.org.au/boa/instance/apni/513264|publisher=APNI|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=Turcz>{{cite book|last1=Turczaninow|first1=Nikolai|title=Bulletin de la classe physico-mathematique de l'Academie Imperiale des sciences de Saint-Petersburg, Volumes 10-11|date=1852|location=St. Petersburg|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSAYAAAAYAAJ&dq=melaleuca+laxiflora&pg=PA191|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> The ] (''laxiflora'') is from the ] words ''laxus'', meaning "loose" or ''slack''<ref name="RWB">{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>{{rp|353}} and ''-florus'' meaning "flowered"<ref name= "RWB" />{{rp|338}} referring to the relatively wide separation between individual flowers in each spike.<ref name="Brophy" /> | ||
| ==Distribution and habitat== | ==Distribution and habitat== | ||
| This melaleuca occurs from the ] district, south and east to the ] and ] districts<ref name="Holliday" /> in the ], ] and ] ].<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Melaleuca laxiflora''|id = 5927}}</ref> It grows in sandy or clayey soils, often over ], on flats and roadsides.<ref name=Flora>{{cite book|last1=Paczkowska|first1=Grazyna|last2=Chapman|first2=Alex R.|title=The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue|date=2000|publisher=Wildflower Society of Western Australia|location=Perth|isbn=0646402439|page=394}}</ref> | This melaleuca occurs from the ] district, south and east to the ] and ] districts<ref name="Holliday" /> in the ], ] and ] ].<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Melaleuca laxiflora''|id = 5927}}</ref> It grows in sandy or clayey soils, often over ], on flats and roadsides.<ref name=Flora>{{cite book|last1=Paczkowska|first1=Grazyna|last2=Chapman|first2=Alex R.|title=The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue|date=2000|publisher=Wildflower Society of Western Australia|location=Perth|isbn=0646402439|page=394}}</ref> | ||
| ==Conservation== | ==Conservation status== | ||
| ''Melaleuca laxiflora'' is listed as "not threatened" by the ] ].<ref name="FloraBase" /> | ''Melaleuca laxiflora'' is listed as "not threatened" by the ] ].<ref name="FloraBase" /> | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Species of shrub
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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. laxiflora |
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| Melaleuca laxiflora Turcz. | |
Melaleuca laxiflora, commonly known as narrow-leaved paperbark, is a woody, spreading shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its loosely arranged, mostly lateral pink flower spikes and its smooth, fleshy, oil-dotted leaves. It is often cultivated because of its hardiness and attractive flowers.
Description
Melaleuca laxiflora is a rounded, open shrub growing to a height and width of 0.5–3 m (2–10 ft) with rough, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately along the branches, glabrous, narrow oval to tear-drop shaped, 4.5–28 mm (0.2–1 in) long, 1.5–4 mm (0.06–0.2 in) wide and have prominent oil glands.
The flowers are mauve, pink or purple, sometimes white, in heads of 6 to 20 individual flowers along the sides of the branches. The heads are 20–40 mm (0.8–2 in) long and about 20 mm (0.8 in) in diameter. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle with 12 to 18 stamens. Flowers appear mostly from October to December and the fruit which follow are in loose clusters, each capsule cylindrical, 3–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long and 3 mm (0.1 in) in diameter, with the sepals remaining as teeth around the edge.
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Taxonomy and naming
Melaleuca laxiflora was first formally described in 1852 by Nikolai Turczaninow in "Bulletin de la classe physico-mathematique de l'Academie Imperiale des sciences de Saint-Petersburg". The specific epithet (laxiflora) is from the Latin words laxus, meaning "loose" or slack and -florus meaning "flowered" referring to the relatively wide separation between individual flowers in each spike.
Distribution and habitat
This melaleuca occurs from the Mollerin district, south and east to the Ongerup and Norseman districts in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie and Mallee biogeographic regions. It grows in sandy or clayey soils, often over granite, on flats and roadsides.
Conservation status
Melaleuca laxiflora is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Use in horticulture
This species has frequently been cultivated and is a hardy plant in a well-drained, sunny position. It is suited to semi-dry and temperate climates rather than humid areas.
References
- ^ "Melaleuca laxiflora". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Holliday, Ivan (2004). Melaleucas : a field and garden guide (2nd ed.). Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Reed New Holland Publishers. pp. 18–19. ISBN 1876334983.
- ^ 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. 218. ISBN 9781922137517.
- "Melaleuca laxiflora". APNI. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- Turczaninow, Nikolai (1852). Bulletin de la classe physico-mathematique de l'Academie Imperiale des sciences de Saint-Petersburg, Volumes 10-11. St. Petersburg. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- ^ "Melaleuca laxiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 394. ISBN 0646402439.
- Wrigley, John W.; Fagg, Murray (1983). Australian native plants : a manual for their propagation, cultivation and use in landscaping (2nd ed.). Sydney: Collins. p. 265. ISBN 0002165759.
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