Melaleuca lateritia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records483

Data sources7

Biological traits26

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility483 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

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 sources26 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF483 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Melaleuca lateritia, commonly known as the robin redbreast bush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is also one of the most widely cultivated of the genus because of its attractive flowers which occur over a long period and for its adaptability to a range of climates. It is a medium-sized shrub normally 2-2.5 m high with coarse, fibrous bark.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology6

Leaf length15 mm

Leaf width1.5 mm

Plant height2.5 m

Seed mass0.11 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.11 mg · AusTraits: 0.071 mg · GIFT: 0.117 mg

Seed mass max0.117 mg

Seed mass min0.117 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timeyyyynnnyyyyy

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 formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

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 lateritia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca lateritia 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-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Smith-White 1948a

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 type483 records

Wild obs. + sensor234

Museum / vouchered248

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native16

Introduced3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 224 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 accuracy91% within 1 km

≤100 m 150≤1 km 39≤10 km 10>10 km 9

208 georeferenced · 26 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor234

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 accuracy31% within 1 km

≤100 m 33≤1 km 26≤10 km 98>10 km 32

189 georeferenced · 59 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence248

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

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 institutions17 of 20 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	113
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	45
Canberra, AU	29
Mount Annan, AU	18
Brisbane, AU	10
Adelaide, AU	9
Kew, GB	3
BGPAlocation not on record	3
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record	2
Tampa, US	2
Christchurch, NZ	2
Santa Barbara, US	2
Wuzhou, CN	1
Riverside, US	1
Taipei, TW	1
Hobart, AU	1
Parkville, AU	1
Miami, US	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Rotorua, NZ	1

20 institutions · 246 of 248 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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