Gossia floribunda (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Gossia

Characteristics

A small tree. The leaves are opposite and egg-shaped. The tip is drawn out. The midrib is raised on the upper surface. The leaf is about 5 cm long by 2 cm wide. The flowers are white or cream. They are small. There are 4-5 petals. They are borne in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit is purple black and fleshy. It is 0.6 cm across.
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A tropical plant. It grows in monsoon forest. It occurs in northern Cape York in Queensland in Australia.
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Plants can be grown from seed.
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Images

Gossia floribunda unspecified picture

Distribution

Gossia floribunda world distribution map, present in Australia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70027648-1
WFO ID wfo-0000336545
COL ID 3H47R
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Austromyrtus floribunda Backhousia floribunda Gossia floribunda