Melaleuca decussata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records3 186

Data sources9

Biological traits36

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources9 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 186 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources36 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS16 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 186 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Melaleuca decussata, commonly known as cross-leaf honey-myrtle or totem poles, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae native to South Australia and both native and naturalised in Victoria. It is an adaptable shrub, grown in many parts of Australia for its attractive foliage but is regarded as an environmental weed in parts of Victoria.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology10

Leaf length14 mm

Leaf mass1.42 mg

Leaf mass per area130 g/m2

Leaf size11.06 mm²

Leaf width3 mm

Plant height2.5 m

Plant height max3 m

Seed mass0.13 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.13 mg · AusTraits: 0.07 mg · GIFT: 0.125 mg

Seed mass max0.18 mg

Seed mass min0.07 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typewind

Flowering timeyynnnnnnnnyy

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment11

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation mean2 600 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear oblanceolate

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)7.88 mm²/mg

Wood density686 mg/cm³

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition16 compounds

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

Compound class profile5 classes

Monocyclic monoterpenoids3

Thujane monoterpenoids2

Menthane monoterpenoids $ Monocyclic monoterpenoids2

Acyclic monoterpenoids2

Pinane monoterpenoids2

Documented compounds16 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(+)-Ursolic Acid	present	LOTUS
1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene	present	LOTUS
4(10)-Thujene	present	LOTUS
7-Methyl-3-methylene-1,6-octadiene	present	LOTUS
alpha Thujene	present	LOTUS
alpha-Terpineol	present	LOTUS
beta-Pinene	present	LOTUS
Betulinic Acid	present	LOTUS
gamma-Terpinene	present	LOTUS
Linalool	present	LOTUS

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 decussata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca decussata 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 type3 186 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 503

Museum / vouchered674

Cultivated / captive9

Origin

Native951

Introduced7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO6 160 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 accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 124≤1 km 764≤10 km 229>10 km 27

2 144 georeferenced · 359 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 503

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 accuracy43% within 1 km

≤100 m 72≤1 km 195≤10 km 300>10 km 55

622 georeferenced · 52 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence674

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 · 8 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living9

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 institutions21 of 27 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	318
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	125
Canberra, AU	84
Mount Annan, AU	41
Brisbane, AU	15
Armidale, AU	12
Hobart, AU	11
Parkville, AU	5
EL PASO, US	3
Tampa, US	3
MeiseBGlocation not on record	2
Cape Town, ZA	2
Smithfield, AU	2
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	2
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	2
Stockholm, SE	2
Santa Barbara, US	2
Cape Town, ZA	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Miami, US	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Davis, US	1
Rotorua, NZ	1
GB	1
Riverside, US	1
Palmerston, AU	1
LDlocation not on record	1

27 institutions · 641 of 674 vouchered records shown · 33 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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Melaleuca decussata

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Size & morphology10

Life cycle & reproduction9

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment11

Physiology & chemistry4

Other traits1

Compound class profile5 classes

Documented compounds16 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type3 186 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions21 of 27 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type3 186 records