Melaleuca cheelii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records295

Data sources7

Biological traits23

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Melaleuca cheelii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility295 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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 sources23 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF295 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Foliage and fruit Melaleuca cheelii is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland. It is a shrub or tree to 10 m with white flowers and papery bark. It has been classified as "near threatened" by the government of Queensland.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology7

Leaf mass per area164 g/m2

Leaf size38.37 mm²

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 38.37 mm² · AusTraits: 36.29 mm²

Plant height max10 m

Plant height min8 m

Seed mass0.05 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.05 mg · AusTraits: 0.377 mg · GIFT: 0.05 mg

Seed mass max0.05 mg

Seed mass min0.05 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formtree

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · AusTraits: shrub tree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Specific leaf area (SLA)6.25 mm²/mg

Wood density530 mg/cm³

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 Melaleuca cheelii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca cheelii 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 · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Brighton & Ferguson 1976

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type295 records

Wild obs. + sensor102

Museum / vouchered74

Other119

Origin

Native8

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO480 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 accuracy91% within 1 km

≤100 m 49≤1 km 2≤10 km 2>10 km 3

56 georeferenced · 46 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor102

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 accuracy49% within 1 km

≤100 m 24≤1 km 11≤10 km 32>10 km 4

71 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence74

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 institutions5 of 6 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	45
Canberra, AU	17
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	5
Mount Annan, AU	3
Taipei, TW	1
Adelaide, AU	1

6 institutions · 72 of 74 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

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