Rinzia polystemona — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Rinzia

At a glance

Occurrence records273

Data sources2

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources2 archives

Databases and archives Rinzia polystemona's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility273 records↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF273 records

01Narrative

Rinzia polystemona, commonly known as the desert rock myrtle, is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. The shrub is found in the far eastern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia near the border with South Australia and the Northern Territory.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAusTraits

Size & morphology2

Leaf length5 mm

Plant height2.5 m

Life cycle & reproduction6

Dispersal typeself+wind

Flowering timennnyyyyynnnn

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Habitat & environment5

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf shapelinear oblong

Woodinesswoody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type273 records

Wild obs. + sensor105

Museum / vouchered168

Origin

Native53

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO604 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 accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤10 km 1

7 georeferenced · 98 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor105

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 accuracy52% within 1 km

≤100 m 48≤1 km 33≤10 km 68>10 km 6

155 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence168

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 institutions8 of 11 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Palmerston, AU	77
Canberra, AU	30
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	21
Mount Annan, AU	13
Kensington, AU	10
Brisbane, AU	10
Adelaide, AU	3
Hobart, AU	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
BGPAlocation not on record	1
Armidale, AU	1

11 institutions · 168 of 168 vouchered records shown