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词条 Melaleuca carrii
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  1. Description

  2. Taxonomy and naming

  3. Distribution and habitat

  4. Conservation

  5. References

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Melaleuca carrii is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small shrub similar to Melaleuca pentagona, with "pom-pom" heads of pinkish flowers and sharply pointed leaves but it is generally smaller, lacks a groove in its leaves and retains its petals on the flowers for longer than that species.

Description

Melaleuca carrii is a small shrub growing to a height of {{convert|2|m|ft|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} with bark that is fibrous and grooved. Its leaves are arranged alternately, {{convert|6.5-27|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and usually {{convert|0.6-1.1|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide, usually glabrous, cylinder-shaped and tapering to a point.[1][2]

The flowers are a shade of pink to purple and are arranged in heads on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering, sometimes also in the upper leaf axils. The heads are up to {{convert|18|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} in diameter and contain 5 to 12 groups of flowers in threes. The petals are {{convert|0.7-1.5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and fall off as the flower ages. The stamens are arranged in bundles of five around the flower, usually with 4 to 6 stamens in each bundle. The flowering season is mainly in spring but has been recorded as early as April. The fruit are woody capsules, {{convert|2-3|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long forming roughly spherical clusters around the stem.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Melaleuca carrii was first formally described in 1999 by Lyndley Craven and Brendan Lepschi in Australian Systematic Botany from a specimen found east of Newdegate.[3][4] The specific epithet (carrii) honours Denis John Carr, a botanist at the Australian National University.[1]

Distribution and habitat

This melaleuca occurs in and between the Eneabba, Three Springs, Jerramungup and Esperance districts[1] in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions.[5] It grows in heath, shrub and woodland on sand, loam and clay over granite, often on the edge of swampy areas. It also occurs along railway lines[1][5]

Conservation

Melaleuca carrii is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[5]

References

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|pages=114–115|location=Canberra|isbn=9781922137517}}
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|pages=214–215|edition=2nd}}
3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Craven|first1=L. A.|last2=Lepschi|first2=B. J.|title=Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania|journal=Australian Systematic Botany|date=1999|volume=12|issue=6|page=867|doi=10.1071/SB98019}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Melaleuca carrii|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/boa/instance/apni/561665|publisher=APNI|accessdate=2 May 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Melaleuca carrii|url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17982|publisher=FloraBase|accessdate=2 May 2015}}
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6 : Melaleuca|Myrtales of Australia|Flora of Western Australia|Plants described in 1999|Endemic flora of Western Australia|Taxa named by Lyndley Craven

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