Myrtaceae

Geraldton wax

Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Chamelaucium

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Geraldton wax: Geraldton Wax Chamelaucium uncinatum in the Botanic Garden, Adelaide , South Australia — Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 蜡花, 玉梅, 钩状风蜡花, 风蜡花
English: Geraldton wax
French: Fleur de cire
German: Hakiges Chamelaucium, Geraldton Waxflower
Persian: گل مومی
Russian: Хамелациум крючковатый, Восковник крючковатый, Геральдон крючковатый

Synonyms

Chamelaucium affine Meisn.
Chamelaucium uncinatum var. leptophyllum Benth.
Darwinia uncinata (Schauer) F.Muell.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.