Melaleuca trichophylla

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records469

Data sources4

Biological traits24

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility469 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources24 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF469 records

01Narrative

Habit in the ANBG Melaleuca trichophylla is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Its pink or purple flowers appear from August to December (late winter to early summer) in its native range. It has long been cultivated.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Plant height1 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 1 m · TRY: 0.3 m

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.15 m

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timennnnnnnyyyyy

Life formshrub

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

Mycorrhiza typeectomycorrhizal

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Leaf n7.9 mg/g

Leaf p0.3 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type469 records

Wild obs. + sensor131

Museum / vouchered331

Cultivated / captive7

Origin

Native12

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 168 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 89≤1 km 28≤10 km 7>10 km 1

125 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor131

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 accuracy46% within 1 km

≤100 m 77≤1 km 41≤10 km 118>10 km 21

257 georeferenced · 74 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence331

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 3

3 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living7

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 institutions11 of 16 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	172
Canberra, AU	69
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	37
Mount Annan, AU	12
Adelaide, AU	9
Brisbane, AU	8
BGPAlocation not on record	7
Claremont, US	4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Vancouver, CA	1
Hobart, AU	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Armidale, AU	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Honolulu, US	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1

16 institutions · 327 of 331 vouchered records shown · 4 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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