Melaleuca tamariscina

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records246

Data sources5

Biological traits20

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility246 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources20 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF246 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca tamariscina, commonly known as bush-house paperbark or tamarix honey-myrtle is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to central Queensland in Australia. It grows to the height of a small tree with small, scale-like leaves that are pressed against the branches, and has a papery bark and a weeping habit.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass0.131 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.131 mg · AusTraits: 0.137 mg · GIFT: 0.13 mg

Seed mass max0.13 mg

Seed mass min0.13 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formtree

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

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type246 records

Wild obs. + sensor48

Museum / vouchered157

Cultivated / captive3

Other38

Origin

Native13

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO576 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 accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 7≤1 km 3≤10 km 5

15 georeferenced · 33 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor48

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 accuracy44% within 1 km

≤100 m 36≤1 km 27≤10 km 53>10 km 26

142 georeferenced · 15 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence157

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

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living3

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 institutions10 of 13 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	77
Canberra, AU	30
Mount Annan, AU	11
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	11
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	7
Kew, GB	5
Smithfield, AU	3
Palmerston, AU	2
Hobart, AU	1
Armidale, AU	1
Adelaide, AU	1
Auckland, NZ	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1

13 institutions · 151 of 157 vouchered records shown · 6 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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