Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 277 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses and for fuel.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/177373967/177373969

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2800–2800 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Cundinamarca.
Habit
Shrub.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2800 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto
[CPLC]

Myrtaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Graceful shrub or small tree 0.5–9 m tall with furrowed grey bark which peels from lower part of trunk; branches pendulous; characteristic white lines on shoots from which leaves originate.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves spirally arranged, needle-like, 0.9–2.8(–3.5) cm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white in cylindrical spikes 2.5–6.5 cm long, 2.5 cm wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Staminal claw 4–8 mm long with 10–20 white or rarely mauve filaments.
[FTEA]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Materials
Used as material.
[UPFC]

Common Names

english
bracelet honey-myrtle
unknown
swamp tot tree

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0