| 词条 | Melaleuca argentea |
| 释义 |
|name = Silver cajuput |image = Melaleuca argentea.jpg |genus = Melaleuca |species = argentea |authority = W.Fitzg[1] }} Melaleuca argentea, commonly known as the silver cajuput, silver cadjeput or silver-leaved paperbark is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a common tree along river banks or around swamps in the tropics. It has papery bark and weeping foliage and has been the subject of important scientific research. DescriptionMelaleuca argentea is a tree usually to {{convert|8|m|ft|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} but sometimes to {{convert|20|m|ft|sigfig=1|abbr=on}}. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches and are elliptic, straight or sickle-shaped, {{convert|50-130|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long, about {{convert|7-24|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide and have 5 to 9 longitudinal veins. Mature leaves are pale, silvery green and the young growth is soft, silvery and covered with silky soft hairs. The leaves are aromatic when crushed.[1][3][4]The flowers are arranged in spikes on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering, sometimes also in the upper leaf axils. The spikes contain 5 to 20 groups of flowers in threes and are up to {{convert|30|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter. The petals are about {{convert|3|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and fall off as the flower ages. The stamens are in 5 bundles around the flower with 7 to 9 stamens per bundle. Flowering occurs in most months of the year and is followed by fruit which are woody, cup-shaped to cylindrical capsules, {{convert|3-4|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter and loosely spaced along the branches.[1][2][3] Taxonomy and namingMelaleuca argentea was first formally described in 1918 by William Fitzgerald in "Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia" from specimens he collected from the "Isdell, Charnley, Fitzroy, Ord, Denham Rivers, etc."[4] The specific epithet (argentea) is from the Latin argenteus, meaning "silvery".[5]Distribution and habitatSilver cajuput occurs in the Kimberley district of Western Australia, the Top End of the Northern Territory and north Queensland.[2] Forests of M. argentea occur along swampy drainage lines in similar niches to Melaleuca quinquenervia which they displace in the far northern coastal portions of the wet tropics bioregion.[6] EcologyThe life span of this species has been determined to be greater than 20 years. It first forms seeds at the age of 6–10 years and recovers from fire by regrowing from a lignotuber.[7] ConservationMelaleuca argentea is classified as "not threatened" in Western Australia by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[8]UsesHorticultureThis tree described as a "handsome, weeping, silver-leaved tree" is suitable for tropical and sub-tropical areas. It is used as an ornamental tree in Brisbane.[2] Scientific researchResearch has been undertaken to determine the water use characteristics of Melaleuca argentea in the Pilbara region of Western Australia so that its response to changes in water levels over time can be predicted.[9] Daily and seasonal water use patterns of this species have also been determined. The information is important because vegetation along riverbanks protects water quality, regulating stream temperature (through shading), water turbidity and river bank stability. Riparian communities are important wildlife corridors and often have higher biodiversity than surrounding ecosystems.[10] References1. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Brophy|first1=Joseph J.|last2=Craven|first2=Lyndley A.|last3=Doran|first3=John C.|title=Melaleucas : their botany, essential oils and uses|date=2013|publisher=Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research|location=Canberra|isbn=9781922137517|page=79}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q15370144}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last1=Holliday|first1=Ivan|title=Melaleucas : a field and garden guide|date=2004|publisher=Reed New Holland Publishers|location=Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.|isbn=1876334983|pages=22–23|edition=2nd}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Melaleuca argentea|url=http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Melaleuca_argentea.htm|publisher=Australian tropical rainforest plants|accessdate=7 March 2015}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Melaleuca argentea|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/boa/instance/apni/508901|publisher=APNI|accessdate=7 March 2015}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.|page = 100}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Sclerophyll forests and woodlands of the wet tropics bioregion|url=http://www.wettropics.gov.au/site/user-assets/docs/factsheets/wtmaVMWTB50a-59g.pdf|publisher=Wet tropic management authority|accessdate=7 March 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Fire responses of Melaleuca argentea|url=http://www.landmanager.org.au/fire-responses-melaleuca-argentea|publisher=Northern lands manager|accessdate=7 March 2015}} 8. ^{{FloraBase|name=Melaleuca argentea|id = 5875}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Determining water level ranges of Pilbara riparian species|url=http://www.water.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/4429/95314.pdf|publisher=Government of Western Australia department of water|accessdate=7 March 2015}} 10. ^{{cite journal|last1=O'Grady|first1=A.P.|last2=Eamus|first2=D.|last3=Cook|first3=P.G.|last4=Lamontagne|first4=S.|title=Comparative water use by the riparian trees Melaleuca argentea and Corymbia bella in the wet–dry tropics of northern Australia|journal=Tree physiology|date=2005|volume=26|pages=219–228|url=http://treephys.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/2/219.full.pdf|accessdate=7 March 2015}} 7 : Melaleuca|Myrtales of Australia|Flora of the Northern Territory|Flora of Queensland|Flora of Western Australia|Plants described in 1918|Taxa named by William Vincent Fitzgerald |
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