Melaleuca lateriflora

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records582

Data sources8

Biological traits34

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility582 records↗

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 page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources34 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF582 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Melaleuca lateriflora, commonly known as gorada, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually an erect shrub with oval leaves and small clusters of white flowers mainly along the older branches.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology11

Leaf length20 mm

Leaf mass2.62 mg

Leaf mass per area101 g/m2

Leaf size24.31 mm²

Leaf width2 mm

Plant height8 m

Plant height max8 m

Plant height min1 m

Seed mass0.41 mg

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 0.41 mg · GIFT: 0.325 mg

Seed mass max0.46 mg

Seed mass min0.19 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timeyynnnnnnyyyy

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formtree

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · AusTraits: shrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)8.96 mm²/mg

Wood density843 mg/cm³

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

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 lateriflora has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca lateriflora 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

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 type582 records

Wild obs. + sensor151

Museum / vouchered427

Cultivated / captive4

Origin

Native29

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 656 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 accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 139≤1 km 7≤10 km 4>10 km 1

151 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor151

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 accuracy57% within 1 km

≤100 m 132≤1 km 59≤10 km 135>10 km 9

335 georeferenced · 92 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence427

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 2≤10 km 1

4 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living4

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 institutions11 of 16 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	250
Canberra, AU	79
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	27
Mount Annan, AU	26
Adelaide, AU	14
BGPAlocation not on record	12
Brisbane, AU	3
Hobart, AU	3
Palmerston, AU	3
Claremont, US	2
Kew, GB	2
Riverside, US	1
Santa Barbara, US	1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1

16 institutions · 426 of 427 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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