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Melaleuca decussata [Cross Leaf Honey-myrtle]


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Oldfield, D. 2015. Melaleuca decussata R. Br. (Myrtaceae) Cross Leaf Honey-myrtle. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light.

http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php/topic/1571-melaleuca-decussata-cross-leaf-honey-myrtle/

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

29 October 2015

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

Synonyms

Melaleuca elegans Hornsch.

Melaleuca affinis Regel & Korn.

Myrtoleucodendron decussatum (R. Br.) Kuntze

 

Comment

Melaleuca decussata is a well known species which occurs from western Victoria to the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. The flowers fade quickly.

 

Visible Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/200 s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV/IR Cut Filter.

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Image Reference: DO62154

 

Ultraviolet Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nissin Di866 Mark II flash, 1/200s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

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Image Reference: DO62156

 

Ultraviolet Induced Visible Fluorescence: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens with Baader UV/IR Cut Filter, Nichia NCSU033A UV-LED with Baader UV-Pass Filter, 10.0 s @ f/16 ISO 1250.

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Image Reference: DO62157

 

References:

Brophy, J.J., Craven, L.A. & Doran, J.C., Melaleucas, their botany, essential oils and uses, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACIAR, 2013, p. 141.

Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Lothian 1993, Volume 6, p. 333.

 

Published 22 November 2015

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