Melaleuca huegelii Endl.

Chenille honeymyrtle (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

Tree or shrub 1.2–6 m tall.. Leaves small, ericoid, elliptic-lanceolate, 4–6 mm long, 1.7 mm wide, ± prominently 3–5-nerved.. Stamens white.. Fruiting spike narrow, 11.5 cm long, 8 mm wide, shorter in wild material.
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A small tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.2 - 6.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant.
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Usage

Uses invertebrate food material
Edible flowers leaves
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Conservation status

Melaleuca huegelii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:597977-1
WFO ID wfo-0000239630
COL ID 3Z3VJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrtoleucodendron huegelii Melaleuca huegelii

Lower taxons

Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii Melaleuca huegelii subsp. pristicensis