Complex sentence: It is closely related and very similar to "Melaleuca linophylla" with its papery bark, narrow leaves and loose spikes of creamy-white flowers but its flowers are larger, the stamens are longer and there are more stamens per bundle than in that species.
Split into simpler sentences: It is closely related and very similar to "Melaleuca linophylla". Its leaves are very much alike, but its flowers are larger, the stamens are longer and there are more stamens per bundle than in that species.