Xylomelum occidentale, commonly known as the western woody pear, is a tree species in the family Proteaceae.

[1] The species name is derived from the Latin adjective occidentalis, meaning 'western'.

[4] The surface of the flower is finely covered in silky hairs, the colour is a sulphurous yellow, they appear on spikes at the end of its branches.

[5] It is found in the South West, Peel and Swan Coastal Plain regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.

[4] The species has broader leaves than its sister Xylomelum angustifolium, found to the east, although the fruit is similar.