Melaleuca marginata

(Sond.) Hislop, Lepschi & Craven · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records283

Data sources3

Biological traits26

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility283 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources26 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF283 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca marginata is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its prickly leaves and its flowers occurring in long sections of the branches. From 1922 to 2011 was known as Melaleuca coronicarpa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology6

Plant height1.5 m

Plant height max3 m

Plant height min0.35 m

Seed mass0.271 mg

Seed mass max0.27 mg

Seed mass min0.27 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timeynnnyyyyyyyy

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years6 years

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type283 records

Wild obs. + sensor18

Museum / vouchered263

Cultivated / captive2

Origin

Native4

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO812 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 15≤1 km 1

16 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor18

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 accuracy61% within 1 km

≤100 m 73≤1 km 56≤10 km 72>10 km 9

210 georeferenced · 53 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence263

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living2

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 institutions6 of 8 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	142
Canberra, AU	66
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	27
BGPAlocation not on record	10
Brisbane, AU	8
Adelaide, AU	5
Mount Annan, AU	4
Armidale, AU	1

8 institutions · 263 of 263 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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