Melaleuca recurva
| Tinaroo bottlebrush | |
|---|---|
| Melaleuca recurva in Maranoa Gardens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. recurva |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca recurva (R.D.Spencer & Lumley) Craven | |
| Synonyms | |
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Callistemon recurvus R.D.Spencer & Lumley | |
Melaleuca recurva, commonly known as Tinaroo bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to higher areas of far northern Queensland in Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon recurvus). It is a shrub with spikes of red flowers tipped with yellow in most months of the year and which often has leaves with their edges curled under.