| 词条 | Melaleuca sericea |
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|image = |genus = Melaleuca |species = sericea |authority = Byrnes }} Melaleuca sericea is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the north of Western Australia and the north-west of the Northern Territory. It is a paperbark similar to Melaleuca dealbata but its leaves are covered with silky hairs, the flowers are whitish by comparison and it does not grow as tall as that species. DescriptionMelaleuca sericea is a small tree growing to about {{convert|10|m|ft|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} tall. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are {{convert|15-65|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|3-11|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide, narrow elliptic or narrow oval in shape, covered with silky hairs and have 3 to 5 longitudinal veins.[1]The flowers are white or pale creamy-yellow in colour and are arranged in heads or spikes on the ends of branches that continue to grow after flowering as well as in the upper leaf axils. The heads contain 2 to 9 groups of flowers in threes and are up to {{convert|18|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter. The stamens are in five bundles around the flowers, each bundle containing 6 to 14 stamens. Flowering occurs during the dry season, including from January to September and is followed by the fruit which are woody capsules {{convert|1.5-2.5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long.[1][2] Taxonomy and namingMelaleuca sericea was first formally described in 1984 by Norman Byrnes in Austrobaileya.[3] The specific epithet (sericea) is from the Ancient Greek serikon meaning "silk",[4] referring to the silky covering on the leaves.[1]Distribution and habitatMelaleuca sericea occurs in the eastern Kimberley region in the Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley and Victoria Bonaparte biogeographic regions[5] and in the western part of the Northern Territory. It grows in woodland on a range of clay and sandy soils.[1]ConservationThis species is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[5] References1. ^1 2 3 {{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=322}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q15371159}}2. ^{{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|page=80|edition=2nd}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Melaleuca sericea|url= https://biodiversity.org.au/boa/instance/apni/543725|publisher=APNI|accessdate=21 April 2015}} 4. ^{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.|page =697}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|title=Melaleuca sericea|url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5965|publisher=FloraBase|accessdate=16 August 2015}} 4 : Melaleuca|Myrtales of Australia|Flora of Western Australia|Plants described in 1984 |
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