Melaleuca polycephala — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records51

Data sources4

Biological traits24

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility51 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources24 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF51 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca polycephala is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a sparsely foliaged, twiggy shrub with deep purple flowers in spring.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology6

Plant height0.75 m

Plant height max0.9 m

Plant height min0.6 m

Seed mass0.071 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.071 mg · AusTraits: 0.074 mg · GIFT: 0.07 mg

Seed mass max0.07 mg

Seed mass min0.07 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timennnnnnnnyyyn

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type51 records

Museum / vouchered48

Cultivated / captive3

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO92 km²

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 46

46 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence48

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 3

3 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living3

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	24
Canberra, AU	13
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	4
Mount Annan, AU	2
Brisbane, AU	1
Christchurch, NZ	1
Adelaide, AU	1
BGPAlocation not on record	1

8 institutions · 47 of 48 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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