Melaleuca penicula
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Melaleuca penicula is an Australia
n shrub
. It has narrow, ovate leaves, and is 1.8–3 metres in height. It is primarily found in rocky or sandy areas. It was originally described as a subspecies
of Melaleuca coccinea by Kirsten Cowley in 1990 but later elevated to species rank by Lyndley Craven
in 1999.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
. It has narrow, ovate leaves, and is 1.8–3 metres in height. It is primarily found in rocky or sandy areas. It was originally described as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of Melaleuca coccinea by Kirsten Cowley in 1990 but later elevated to species rank by Lyndley Craven
Lyndley Craven
Lyndley Alan Craven is a botanist. He is the Principal Research Scientist of the Australian National Herbarium.-Published works:*"Physiological, anatomical and biochemical characterisation of photosynthetic types in genus Cleome ". Functional Plant Biology. Volume 34, Number 4. 2007.*"Callistemon...
in 1999.