Melaleuca interioris

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records337

Data sources4

Biological traits19

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility337 records↗

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On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources19 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF337 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca interioris is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory. It was formerly included in Melaleuca uncinata and is similar to that species with its cylinder-shaped leaves and small heads of yellow flowers, but with smaller, less compressed fruiting capsules.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology5

Leaf length32.5 mm

Leaf width1 mm

Plant height3 m

Plant height max4 m

Seed mass0.04 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timennnnnnnnnyyn

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

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

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeterete

Woodinesswoody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type337 records

Wild obs. + sensor26

Museum / vouchered311

Origin

Native48

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO792 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 21≤1 km 2

23 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor26

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 accuracy46% within 1 km

≤100 m 73≤1 km 48≤10 km 129>10 km 11

261 georeferenced · 50 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence311

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 institutions16 of 22 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	70
Adelaide, AU	67
Canberra, AU	53
Palmerston, AU	49
Mount Annan, AU	20
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	16
Brisbane, AU	9
Armidale, AU	3
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	2
Hobart, AU	2
Kew, GB	2
Christchurch, NZ	2
Ann Arbor, US	1
Paris, FR	1
Bronx, US	1
Claremont, US	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Honolulu, US	1
Wlocation not on record	1
ASUlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
BGPAlocation not on record	1

22 institutions · 305 of 311 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code

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