Melaleuca lutea

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records102

Data sources4

Biological traits10

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility102 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources10 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS11 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF102 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca lutea is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. This species was previously known as Melaleuca citrina but was renamed to allow Callistemon citrinus to be moved to the genus Melaleuca. It is distinguished by its oval shaped, dense heads of yellow flowers and bushy foliage.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology3

Plant height max3 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Seed mass0.372 mg

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

03Chemical composition11 compounds

Compounds documented for Melaleuca lutea across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Ursane and Taraxastane triterpenoids6

Neolignans2

Oleanane triterpenoids1

Furanoid lignans1

Fatty alcohols1

Documented compounds11 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-11-hydroxy-10-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
(2R,3R)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-5-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-ol	present	LOTUS
(2R,3R,4aS,6aR,6bS,8aS,11R,12S,12aR,14aS,14bR)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,12,14b-heptamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-2,3-diol	present	LOTUS
(2S,3R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,11S,12R,12aR,14aS,14bR)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,12,14b-heptamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-2,3-diol	present	LOTUS
(3R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,11R,12S,12aS,14aR,14bR)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,12,14b-heptamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-ol	present	LOTUS
(3S,4aS,6aR,6bS,8aS,11R,12S,12aR,14aR,14bR)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,12,14b-heptamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-ol	present	LOTUS
(E,7S)-3-methyltetradec-2-en-7-ol	present	LOTUS
2-[(1S,2S)-1-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]oxy-5-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]phenol	present	LOTUS
[(1R,2S,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11S,12aR,14bR)-10,11-diacetyloxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-4a-yl]methyl acetate	present	LOTUS
Nectandrin B	present	LOTUS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type102 records

Wild obs. + sensor11

Museum / vouchered88

Cultivated / captive3

Origin

Native7

Introduced2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO124 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 8≤1 km 3

11 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor11

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 accuracy41% within 1 km

≤100 m 11≤1 km 20≤10 km 42>10 km 3

76 georeferenced · 12 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence88

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy67% within 1 km

≤1 km 2>10 km 1

3 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living3

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 institutions4 of 6 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	38
Canberra, AU	19
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	16
Mount Annan, AU	8
BGPAlocation not on record	5
Adelaide, AU	2

6 institutions · 88 of 88 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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