Melaleuca acutifolia is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

Flowering occurs in summer and the fruit that follow are woody capsules 3–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long.

[2][4] It was raised to species status as Melaleuca acutifolia in 2010 by Lyndley Craven and Brendan Lepschi.

[3] This species occurs in the Kalbarri and Yalgoo districts south to the Waroona district in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain and Yalgoo biogeographic regions.

[3][7] This species is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.