Callistemon megalongensis

(Craven & S.M.Douglas) Udovicic & R.D.Spencer · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Callistemon

At a glance

Occurrence records492

Data sources3

Biological traits24

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Callistemon megalongensis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility492 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources24 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF492 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca megalongensis, commonly known as Megalong Valley bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. (Some Australian state herbaria use the name Callistemon megalongensis). It is a shrub similar to Melaleuca citrina (Callistemon citrinus) which occurs in the same area and is difficult to distinguish from it, except when in flower.Melaleuca megalongensis fruit Melaleuca megalongensis growth habit

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology11

Fruit length5.5 mm

Fruit width6 mm

Leaf length45 mm

Leaf length max55 mm

Leaf length min35 mm

Leaf width4.25 mm

Leaf width max5 mm

Leaf width min3.5 mm

Petiole length0.225 cm

Plant height2.5 m

Plant height max2.5 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Dehiscencedehiscent

Life spanperennial

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_elliptical

Woodinesswoody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type492 records

Wild obs. + sensor447

Museum / vouchered44

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native12

Introduced2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO64 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 447

447 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor447

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 21≤1 km 14≤10 km 2>10 km 2

39 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence44

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Canberra, AU	15
Mount Annan, AU	14
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	6
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	3
Brisbane, AU	2
Hobart, AU	1
Armidale, AU	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Adelaide, AU	1

9 institutions · 44 of 44 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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