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Melaleuca howeana
As recorded: Melaleuca howeana Cheel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Crisp, M.D.; Telford, I.R.M.D. Crisp →Ian R.H. Telford →
- Collector number
- 4479
- Date
- October 20, 1978
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; The Clear Place.
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Crisp, M.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melaleuca howeana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) missmolly21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) missmolly21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-01
Lord Howe Island, Settlement Beach
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-16
Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU
(c) timpullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
C3JG+J4 Little Island, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Danny Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-07
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) James Christie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melaleuca howeana. BISH 427343. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602342. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427343.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956602342 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
