Melaleuca preissiana Schauer

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

Shrub or tree 1.5–10 m tall with whitish papery bark.. Leaves stiff, linear, 1.4 cm long, 1–2 mm wide, very narrowly rounded at the apex, very obscurely 1–3-nerved.. Spikes terminal, 2.5–7 cm long, 2 cm wide; rachis silky pubescent; petals white or yellow, 2.5 mm long; staminal claws 2–3 mm long with (15–)16–30 filaments.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 10.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Melaleuca preissiana world distribution map, present in Australia and China

Conservation status

Melaleuca preissiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598063-1
WFO ID wfo-0000239783
COL ID 3Z425
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melaleuca preissiana