Melichrus gibberagee
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Family Ericaceae
Taxonomy: Melichrus gibberagee J.B.Williams ex H.T.Kenn. & J.J.Bruhl
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Melichrus sp. Gibberagee (A.S.Benwell & J.B.Williams 97239) (taxonomic synonym)
- Melichrus sp. Gibberagee (Benwell 97239) NSW Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), SPRAT_2025_2 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 22 traits from 38 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 4.95 mm (4.8-5.1 mm) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- fruit_width (numerical): 3.75 mm (3.4-4.1 mm) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 14.52 mm (10-19.1 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SPRAT_2025_2]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.62 mm (1.1-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SPRAT_2025_2]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.06 cm (0.05-0.06 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.75 m (0.3-1.2 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SPRAT_2025_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 14 | N. 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/. |
| SPRAT_2025_2 | 7 | 12 | F. D. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water. Species Profile and Threats Database. 2025. url: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |