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Melaleuca nervosa
fibrebark
As recorded: Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24240
- Date
- November 24, 1950
- Locality
- 22 miles S. of Darwin, on N.S. Road, 4 miles E of road.
- Region
- Northern Territory, Australia
- Identified by
- Tilford, J.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 24, 1950, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Melaleuca nervosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.

2026-09-04
Wyndham-East Kimberley, AU-WA, AU
(c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-24
Arnhem Hwy, Jabiru, NT, AU
(c) Kjell Hensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19
Cape Cleveland QLD 4810, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15
South Alligator, AU-NT, AU
(c) EcoNeighbour_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Margaret River, NT, AU
(c) Josh Magro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17
Gingerah WA 6725, Australia
(c) Kate Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melaleuca nervosa. BISH 166017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378488. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/166017.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956378488 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
