Melaleuca cuticularis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records629

Data sources8

Biological traits35

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility629 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources35 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS20 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF629 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca cuticularis, commonly known as the saltwater paperbark is a tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to the south-west of Western Australia. There is also a disjunct population on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is distinguished from other melaleucas by its unusual fruits and very white, papery bark.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology11

Leaf length8.5 mm

Leaf mass4.21 mg

Leaf mass per area256 g/m2

Leaf size17.75 mm²

Leaf width2.25 mm

Plant height7 m

Plant height max7 m

Plant height min1 m

Seed mass0.34 mg

Seed mass max0.34 mg

Seed mass min0.34 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timennnnnnnyyyyn

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formtree

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

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)3.94 mm²/mg

Wood density652 mg/cm³

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition20 compounds

Compounds documented for Melaleuca cuticularis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Flavonols5

Germacrane sesquiterpenoids4

Flavones3

Dihydroflavonols2

Cinnamic acids and derivatives2

Documented compounds20 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
((2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-(5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxyphenyl)-4-Oxochromen-3-Yl)Oxy-3,4,5-Trihydroxyoxan-2-Yl)Methyl (E)-3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoate	present	NPASS
(+)-Ursolic Acid	present	LOTUS
(2S)-pinocembrin	present	NPASS
15-Deoxygoyazensolide	present	NPASS
3,4-Dicaffeoylquinic acid	present	NPASS
3-Methylgalangin	present	NPASS
7-Methylchrysin	present	NPASS
[(2S,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl] acetate	present	NPASS
Betulinic Acid	present	LOTUS
Centratherin	present	NPASS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type629 records

Wild obs. + sensor286

Museum / vouchered337

Cultivated / captive6

Origin

Native17

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 484 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 accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 210≤1 km 28≤10 km 10>10 km 10

258 georeferenced · 28 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor286

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 accuracy35% within 1 km

≤100 m 53≤1 km 42≤10 km 149>10 km 27

271 georeferenced · 66 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence337

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 1

1 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living6

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 institutions11 of 15 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	152
Canberra, AU	75
Adelaide, AU	30
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	28
Mount Annan, AU	15
Brisbane, AU	12
Cape Town, ZA	11
MAlocation not on record	3
Kew, GB	3
BGPAlocation not on record	3
Claremont, US	1
Tampa, US	1
Parkville, AU	1
Bern, CH	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1

15 institutions · 337 of 337 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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