Melaleuca leiocarpa

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records286

Data sources6

Biological traits30

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility286 records↗

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 sources30 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF286 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Melaleuca leiocarpa, commonly known as pungent honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to arid areas in parts of South Australia and Western Australia. It is an erect or branching shrub distinguished by its prickly foliage, yellowish flowers and, for a melaleuca, unusually large, smooth, roughly spherical fruits.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology9

Leaf length11 mm

Leaf width2.5 mm

Petiole length0.15 cm

Plant height2 m

Plant height max5 m

Plant height min1 m

Seed mass0.57 mg

Seed mass max0.57 mg

Seed mass min0.57 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timennnnnnnyyynn

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_elliptical

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 leiocarpa has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca leiocarpa 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 type286 records

Wild obs. + sensor92

Museum / vouchered194

Origin

Native42

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO688 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 accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 87≤10 km 2>10 km 3

92 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor92

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 accuracy49% within 1 km

≤100 m 51≤1 km 29≤10 km 70>10 km 13

163 georeferenced · 31 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence194

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 institutions9 of 15 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	82
Canberra, AU	32
Adelaide, AU	26
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	17
Mount Annan, AU	10
BGPAlocation not on record	8
Brisbane, AU	4
Palmerston, AU	3
Taipei, TW	2
Hobart, AU	1
Kew, GB	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
ASUlocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1

15 institutions · 190 of 194 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code

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