Melaleuca punicea

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records9

Data sources4

Biological traits20

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility9 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources20 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF9 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca punicea is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. Some of the characteristics of this species make it difficult to classify at the genus level. After it was originally described in 1984 as Melaleuca punicea, it was transferred in 1986 to the genus Regelia (as Regelia punicea) but it did not fit well in that genus either. In 1999 it was transferred again to a new genus Petraeomyrtus as P. punicea. Subsequent molecular studies, especially of chloroplast DNA have suggested that it is best placed in Melaleuca along with others from genera including Beaufortia, Callistemon and Regelia. Later publications include this species as Melaleuca punicea.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology6

Leaf length1.5 mm

Leaf width1 mm

Plant height2.5 m

Plant height max5 m

Plant height min1 m

Seed mass0.622 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.622 mg · AusTraits: 0.55 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · AusTraits: tree

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type9 records

Wild obs. + sensor2

Museum / vouchered7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO28 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 accuracy50% within 1 km

≤1 km 1>10 km 1

2 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor2

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 7 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7

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 institutions1 of 3 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kew, GB	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1

3 institutions · 3 of 7 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code

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