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Melaleuca spathulata
Pom-Pom Honey Myrtle
As recorded: Melaleuca spathulata Schauer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Blake, S.T.
- Collector number
- 20940
- Date
- September 2, 1959
- Locality
- Near Hay River, E of Denmark.
- Region
- Western Australia, Australia
- Identified by
- Byrnes, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1959, Blake, S.T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Melaleuca spathulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-01.
2026-09-01
Fitzgerald River National Park WA 6346, Australia
(c) Sophie Alderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-02
Western Australia, AU
(c) Russ Chambers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
Stirling Range National Park WA 6338, Australia
(c) Keith Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-09
Stirling Range National Park, AU-WA-GN, AU-WA, AU
(c) Alex Sundvall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-18
Youngs Siding WA 6330, Australia
(c) Keith Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-01
Porongurup WA 6324, Australia
(c) Keith Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melaleuca spathulata. BISH 604970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956418708. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/604970.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956418708 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026