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Melaleuca squamea

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Melaleuca squamea Labill.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Melaleuca ottonis Schauer (taxonomic synonym)
  • Melaleuca squamea Labill. var. squamea (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Melaleuca squamea var. glabra Cheel (taxonomic synonym)
  • Myrtoleucodendron squameum (Labill.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (4), Cheal_2017 (8), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), French_2017 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (2), Kew_2019_6 (7), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (20), NSWFRD_2014 (7), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (19), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (21), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (31), White_2020 (17). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 82 traits from 177 records in 23 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (1); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; French_2017; NSWFRD_2014]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); pink (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.75 mm (5-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.33 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5.33 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 18.84 mm2 (9.4-28.27 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 8.75 mm (4-12 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.31 mm (1-3 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.12 cm (0.05-0.15 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 110.5 g/m2 (110.5-110.5 g/m2) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (7); tree (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (2); nnnnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: French_2017]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.64 mg/g (9.64-9.64 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.46 mg/g (0.46-0.46 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -25.36 {delta}[ppth] (-25.36--25.36 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Westoby_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.22 mg (0.14-0.27 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.1 mm (1.09-1.12 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.6 mm (0.59-0.61 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): cylindrical (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
stem morphology
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Westoby_20143131S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
SAH_20231421S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231220N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_20231419VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
White_20201717M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Kew_2019_617Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NSWFRD_201467B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Jordan_200166G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
ANBG_201944Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
French_201733B. J. French, L. D. Prior, G. J. Williamson, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Cause and effects of a megafire in sedge-heathland in the Tasmanian temperate wilderness”. Australian Journal of Botany 64.6 (2016), pp. 513-525. doi: 10.1071/bt16087.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mokany_201522K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.