Melaleuca densispicata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records213

Data sources4

Biological traits33

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility213 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources33 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF213 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca densispicata is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. It is a dense, woody shrub or tree with papery or scaly bark, sharp pointed leaves and dense flower spikes. It is uncommon throughout its range and was not formally described until 1984.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology11

Fruit width4 mm

Leaf length8 mm

Leaf length max12 mm

Leaf length min4 mm

Leaf width1.5 mm

Leaf width max1.5 mm

Plant height4 m

Plant height max4 m

Seed mass0.031 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.031 mg · AusTraits: 0.039 mg · GIFT: 0.03 mg

Seed mass max0.03 mg

Seed mass min0.03 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typewind

Flowering timeyynnnnnnnnny

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear narrowly_ovate

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type213 records

Wild obs. + sensor34

Museum / vouchered166

Cultivated / captive5

Other8

Origin

Native38

Introduced3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO496 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 accuracy85% within 1 km

≤100 m 29≤10 km 3>10 km 2

34 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor34

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 accuracy40% within 1 km

≤100 m 46≤1 km 14≤10 km 59>10 km 30

149 georeferenced · 17 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence166

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

≤100 m 3≤1 km 2

5 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living5

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 institutions7 of 11 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	68
Mount Annan, AU	41
Canberra, AU	36
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	8
Kew, GB	3
Armidale, AU	3
Adelaide, AU	2
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
AUAlocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Smithfield, AU	1

11 institutions · 165 of 166 vouchered records shown · 1 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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