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Melaleuca punicea Byrnes

Also known as Petraeomyrtus punicea, Regelia punicea.

Melaleuca punicea is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.

MyrtaceaeShrub
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About Melaleuca punicea

Melaleuca punicea is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. Some of the characteristics of this species make it difficult to classify at the genus level. After it was originally described in 1984 as Melaleuca punicea, it was transferred in 1986 to the genus Regelia (as Regelia punicea) but it did not fit well in that genus either. In 1999 it was transferred again to a new...

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Native rangeNorthern Territory
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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