Melaleuca coccinea

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records55

Data sources4

Biological traits23

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility55 records↗

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On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources23 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF55 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca coccinea, commonly known as the goldfields bottlebrush is a shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic the south of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its unusual foliage and bottlebrush spikes of red flowers.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology6

Plant height2 m

Plant height max2.6 m

Plant height min1.5 m

Seed mass0.761 mg

Seed mass max0.76 mg

Seed mass min0.76 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timeynnnnnnnyyyy

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type55 records

Wild obs. + sensor3

Museum / vouchered51

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO100 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 accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor3

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 accuracy4% within 1 km

≤1 km 2≤10 km 48

50 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence51

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced

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 institutions5 of 8 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	28
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	8
Canberra, AU	7
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	2
Adelaide, AU	2
BGPAlocation not on record	2
Mount Annan, AU	1
Kew, GB	1

8 institutions · 51 of 51 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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