Homalocalyx thryptomenoides

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Homalocalyx

At a glance

Occurrence records345

Data sources6

Biological traits24

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Homalocalyx thryptomenoides's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility345 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources24 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF345 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Homalocalyx thryptomenoides is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to. It blooms between July and November producing pink-purple-red flowers. It is found on sand plains in a large area in the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology6

Plant height0.6 m

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.2 m

Seed mass1.72 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 1.72 mg · AusTraits: 2.1 mg · GIFT: 1.72 mg

Seed mass max1.72 mg

Seed mass min1.72 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timennnnnnyyyyyn

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromebird+insect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessfleshy

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Homalocalyx thryptomenoides has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Homalocalyx thryptomenoides carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 221×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Rye, B. L. 1979. Chromosome number variation in the Myrtaceae and its taxonomic implications. Austral. J. Bot. 27: 547–573.

n 111×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Rye, B. L. 1979. Chromosome number variation in the Myrtaceae and its taxonomic implications. Austral. J. Bot. 27: 547–573.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type345 records

Wild obs. + sensor26

Museum / vouchered317

Cultivated / captive2

Origin

Native19

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO964 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 accuracy47% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤1 km 1≤10 km 5>10 km 3

15 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor26

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 accuracy31% within 1 km

≤100 m 59≤1 km 25≤10 km 163>10 km 20

267 georeferenced · 50 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence317

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 2

2 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living2

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 institutions9 of 12 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	162
Canberra, AU	51
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	30
Adelaide, AU	25
Mount Annan, AU	19
BGPAlocation not on record	7
Hobart, AU	6
Brisbane, AU	5
Palmerston, AU	4
Kew, GB	2
Claremont, US	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1

12 institutions · 313 of 317 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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