Helicia glabriflora F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Helicia

Characteristics

Tree to c. 10 m tall. Branchlets laxly ferruginous-pilose, glabrescent. Leaves: petiole 1-3 mm long; lamina oblong-lanceolate to rhomboidal-elliptic, 5-16 cm long, 1.5-4.5 cm wide, glabrous; tips acute to obtusely acuminate; margin entire or with a few irregular teeth; venation dense and prominent on both surfaces; lateral veins 8-12 pairs. Conflorescence axillary, 4-10 cm long, densely flowered, glabrous; pedicels 1.5-3 mm long. Tepals 8-13 mm long, cream to pink, glabrous; limb c. 3 mm long, c. 1 mm wide. Anthers c. 2 mm long. Hypogynous glands truncate, free or fused into cup. Ovary laxly ferruginous-tomentose to almost glabrous. Fruit ovoid, c. 12 mm diam., becoming dark blue.
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A small tree. It grows 8-10 m high by 5-7 m wide. The crown is round and bushy. The small branches have rusty hairs. Young growth is bright green and shiny. The leaves are 5-16 cm long by 1.5-4.5 cm wide. They are oblong or sword shaped. They are stiff and dark green above but paler underneath. The flowers stalks are 4-10 cm long and in the axils of leaves. They are densely packed with flowers. The flowers are 1.2 cm long and pink or cream. The fruit is 1.2-1.5 cm long by 1-1.2 cm wide. It is oval and dark blue. It contains a single large seed.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in a narrow coastal strip. It is a rainforest tree which grows from sea level to 1000 m altitude. They need protection from hot sun and drying winds. It can tolerate heavy frosts.
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Grows in a wide range of soil types in rainforest to 1130 m alt.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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The succulent part of the fruit is eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
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Images

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Distribution

Helicia glabriflora world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Helicia glabriflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704415-1
WFO ID wfo-0000717923
COL ID 3K7H4
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Synonyms

Helicia glabriflora Helicia conjunctiflora Helicia glabriflora var. conjunctiflora