Melaleuca systena

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records610

Data sources6

Biological traits34

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility610 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 sources34 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF610 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Melaleuca systena, commonly known as coastal honeymyrtle is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It was previously known as Melaleuca acerosa. It is a small shrub with crowded foliage and profuse heads of white to yellow flowers on the ends of its branches in spring.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology10

Leaf length14.5 mm

Leaf width0.55 mm

Plant height1.5 m

Plant height max2 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Seed length0.38 mm

Seed mass1.11 mg

Seed mass max1.11 mg

Seed mass min1.11 mg

Seed width0.22 mm

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timeyyyynnnyyyyy

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry5

Leaf C:N ratio54.27 g/g

Leaf c482 mg/g

Leaf n9.78 mg/g

Leaf p0.595 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

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 systena has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca systena 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

n 111×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Rye, B. L. 1979. Chromosome number variation in the Myrtaceae and its taxonomic implications. Austral. J. Bot. 27: 547–573.

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 type610 records

Wild obs. + sensor349

Museum / vouchered259

Cultivated / captive2

Origin

Native17

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 196 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 accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 236≤1 km 71≤10 km 12>10 km 6

325 georeferenced · 24 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor349

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 accuracy35% within 1 km

≤100 m 51≤1 km 20≤10 km 117>10 km 13

201 georeferenced · 58 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence259

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 1

1 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

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 institutions7 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	140
Canberra, AU	46
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	21
BGPAlocation not on record	20
Mount Annan, AU	18
Brisbane, AU	5
Adelaide, AU	4
Auckland, NZ	2
Armidale, AU	2

9 institutions · 258 of 259 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.

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