Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

A much branched aromatic evergreen shrub to 2.4 m with ± horizontal branches, narrowly elliptic opposite ± revolute leaves 2.7 cm long, 0.8–1 cm wide.. Spikes 7.5 cm long, 4.5–5 cm wide, flowers dark pink; anthers rich purple.. Style and stigma green.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.0
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wet places in sandy heath and sclerophyll woodland and coastal headlands; chiefly in coastal districts, also found on moist ledges and cliffs of adjacent mountain ranges.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Melaleuca hypericifolia world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, and Mozambique

Conservation status

Melaleuca hypericifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:597978-1
WFO ID wfo-0000239633
COL ID 3Z3VL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Melaleuca hypericifolia Metrosideros hypericifolia Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium Cajuputi hypericifolia