Melaleuca quadrifida (R.Br.) Craven & R.D.Edwards

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2-4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible nectars
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77141040-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424074
COL ID 3Z42Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Melaleuca acerosa Billottia acerosa Calothamnus quadrifidus Calothamnus purpureus Calothamnus clavatus Calothamnus quadrifidus f. acerosus Beaufortia pinifolia Melaleuca quadrifida Calothamnus quadrifidus var. hirsutus Calothamnus quadrifidus subsp. quadrifidus Calothamnus laevigatus

Lower taxons

Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. angustifolia Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. aspera Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. homalophylla Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. obtusa Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. petraea Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. seminuda Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. teretifolia Melaleuca quadrifida subsp. quadrifida