Melaleuca howeana

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records166

Data sources4

Biological traits30

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility166 records↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources30 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF166 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca howeana, commonly known as tea tree, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Lord Howe Island group, 600 km off the east coast of Australia. It is common in exposed areas, on cliffs and ridges, occasionally forming pure stands. Its closest mainland relative is Melaleuca ericifolia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology11

Fruit length4 mm

Fruit width3.5 mm

Leaf length6.5 mm

Leaf length max9 mm

Leaf length min4 mm

Leaf width1.25 mm

Leaf width max1.5 mm

Leaf width min1 mm

Petiole length0.1 cm

Plant height4 m

Seed mass0.17 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Dehiscencedehiscent

Flowering endDec

Flowering startSep

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

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

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear_elliptical

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type166 records

Wild obs. + sensor63

Museum / vouchered101

Cultivated / captive2

Origin

Native27

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO92 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 accuracy98% within 1 km

≤100 m 53≤1 km 5≤10 km 1

59 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor63

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 accuracy71% within 1 km

≤100 m 43≤1 km 23≤10 km 24>10 km 3

93 georeferenced · 8 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence101

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 1>10 km 1

2 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living2

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 institutions6 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
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	37
Mount Annan, AU	28
Canberra, AU	13
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	10
Brisbane, AU	6
Armidale, AU	2
Auckland, NZ	2
Kew, GB	1

8 institutions · 99 of 101 vouchered records shown · 2 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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