Melaleuca plumea — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records91

Data sources4

Biological traits16

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility91 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources16 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF91 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca plumea is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a widely spreading, densely foliaged shrub which produces masses of deep pink flowers in spring and early summer. Fluffy hairs on parts of the flowers, including the bracts covering the flower buds, are also a feature.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology2

Plant height3 m

Plant height max3 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering timennnnnnnnnyyy

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type91 records

Wild obs. + sensor4

Museum / vouchered87

Origin

Native1

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO184 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 4

4 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor4

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 accuracy43% within 1 km

≤100 m 19≤1 km 10≤10 km 37>10 km 2

68 georeferenced · 19 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence87

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 institutions12 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	36
Canberra, AU	24
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	10
Brisbane, AU	2
Adelaide, AU	2
Cambridge, US	1
Paris, FR	1
Mount Annan, AU	1
Claremont, US	1
Hobart, AU	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Christchurch, NZ	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Armidale, AU	1
ASUlocation not on record	1

16 institutions · 85 of 87 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code