Photos and information about the species we grow, and perhaps about a few we might like to grow in the future
FAMILY
MYRTACEAE
Nursery List
Scientific name
Melaleuca systena (syn. M. acerosa)
Common name
Coastal Honeymyrtle
Melaleuca systena Coastal Honeymyrtle Meelup Photo: Barry Lang 3rd October 2008
Melaleuca systena Coastal Honeymyrtle Moses Rock Photo: Cathy Pinner
Photo: Shirley Scott
Meelup June 17th 2007 One of the taller shrubs which escaped recent fires in Meelup.
These shrubs are mostly unheathy and would probably benefit from a fire. Photos : Richard Clark
There is an article about the MYRTACEAE family on FloraBase here. A note on the MYRTACEAE family in the Wikipedia.
A FloraBase article on the Melaleuca genus here. Melaleuca in the Wikipedia. ANBG Melaleuca page and Lyn Craven page.
References: FloraBase HOLLIDAY, I. (2004 Second Edition) Melaleucas
– A Field and Garden Guide, Reed New Holland, Sydney. MABBERLEY, D.J. (1987/1997) The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press. WHEELER, J. et al (2002) Flora of the South West – Bunbury/Augusta/Denmark, Australian Biological Resources Study, University of Western Australia Press.
