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Hypocalymma melaleucoides is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Hypocalymma melaleucoides
Conservation status
Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Hypocalymma
Species:	H. melaleucoides
Binomial name
Hypocalymma melaleucoides Strid & Keighery

The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 0.7 metres (1.6 to 2.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing pink-blue flowers.

It is found in a small area along the south coast in swamps or breakaways in the Great Southern region of Western Australia centred around Ravensthorpe where it grows in sandy to loamy soils over quartzite.[1]

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