Melaleuca lophantha (Vent.)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 4-8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0 - 2.75
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Melaleuca lophantha world distribution map, present in Australia, China, Panama, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77177392-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424122
COL ID 3Z3ZS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melaleuca pithyoides Metrosideros saligna Metrosideros lophantha Callistemon lophanthus Melaleuca salicina Callistemon salignus Callistemon amoenus Callistemon leptostachyus Callistemon roseus Callistemon salignus f. hebestachys Metrosideros australis Melaleuca lophantha Callistemon lanceolatus var. lophanthus Callistemon salignus var. angustifolius Callistemon salignus var. hebestachyus Callistemon salignus var. roseus Callistemon salignus var. salignus Melaleuca paludosa Callistemon salignus var. typicus