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''Melaleuca xerophila'' is a shrub or small tree in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is native to arid parts of South Australia and Western Australia. ==Description== ''Melaleuca xerophila'' is large shrub or small spreading tree which grows to a height of and has fibrous or papery bark. The leaves are alternately or spirally arranged, narrow elliptic in shape, long and wide. The flowers are arranged in heads near the ends of the branches, each head usually consisting of one to nine individual flowers. 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 15 to 22 stamens in each bundle. The base of the flower is long. The woody capsules are long and wide, are cup-shaped or barrel-shaped and occur singly or in clusters. The shoot rarely grows beyond the flowers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melaleuca xerophila」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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