Melaleuca hamata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records1 180

Data sources5

Biological traits29

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 180 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources29 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 180 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca hamata is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to a large, dense shrub with broombrush foliage and profuse pale yellow flowers in late spring.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology9

Leaf mass22.9 mg

Leaf mass per area404 g/m2

Leaf size53.71 mm²

Plant height4 m

Plant height max4 m

Plant height min2 m

Seed mass0.04 mg

Seed mass max0.04 mg

Seed mass min0.04 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timennnnnnnnynnn

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years6 years

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Growth formtree

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

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)2.42 mm²/mg

Wood density803 mg/cm³

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 180 records

Wild obs. + sensor240

Museum / vouchered934

Cultivated / captive6

Origin

Native39

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 592 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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 236

236 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor240

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 accuracy60% within 1 km

≤100 m 277≤1 km 204≤10 km 296>10 km 21

798 georeferenced · 136 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence934

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy83% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 4≤10 km 1

6 georeferenced

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 institutions14 of 19 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	410
Canberra, AU	270
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	94
Adelaide, AU	51
Mount Annan, AU	36
Brisbane, AU	27
BGPAlocation not on record	9
Hobart, AU	7
Palmerston, AU	5
Armidale, AU	4
Kew, GB	3
Berlin, DE	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Honolulu, US	2
Auckland, NZ	2
Stockholm, SE	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
Minia, EG	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 928 of 934 vouchered records shown · 6 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 hamata

At a glance

Sources5 archives

Size & morphology9

Life cycle & reproduction7

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment8

Physiology & chemistry3

Other traits1

Record type1 180 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 19 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type1 180 records