Melaleuca quadrifaria

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records143

Data sources6

Biological traits27

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility143 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources27 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF143 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Melaleuca quadrifaria, commonly known as limestone honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is native to the south of Western Australia. It is distinguished by the small size and arrangement of its leaves combined with its small spikes of white or cream flowers.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology6

Plant height3.55 m

Plant height max6 m

Plant height min1.1 m

Seed mass0.953 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.953 mg · AusTraits: 0.355 mg · GIFT: 0.35 mg

Seed mass max0.35 mg

Seed mass min0.35 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timeynnnnnnnnnny

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · AusTraits: shrub tree · TRY: S

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Leaf n8.5 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)3.01 mm²/mg

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Melaleuca quadrifaria has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca quadrifaria carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 221×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Brighton

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type143 records

Wild obs. + sensor24

Museum / vouchered115

Cultivated / captive4

Origin

Native25

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO340 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 accuracy96% within 1 km

≤100 m 21≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

23 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor24

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 accuracy48% within 1 km

≤100 m 27≤1 km 19≤10 km 35>10 km 14

95 georeferenced · 20 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence115

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 4

4 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living4

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 9 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	43
Canberra, AU	26
Adelaide, AU	18
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	11
Mount Annan, AU	7
Brisbane, AU	3
Kew, GB	2
BGPAlocation not on record	1
ASUlocation not on record	1

9 institutions · 112 of 115 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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