Myrsine ralstoniae (P.S.Green) Jackes

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Myrsine

Characteristics

Small tree to 6 m high or more. Shoots slightly verrucose. Leaves: petiole 5–10 mm long; lamina elliptic to broadly elliptic, (5–) 7–9 (–12) cm long, (3–) 4–5 (–5.5) cm wide, rounded to acute at base, flat margin, obtuse to rounded at apex, minutely punctate-glandular above and below, sometimes obscurely so, venation finely and slightly raised-reticulate. Inflorescence clustered, 5–10-flowered; flowers subsessile, clustered. Calyx c. 1 mm long, divided to the middle; lobes 4, persistent, with linear or punctate secretory canals. Corolla c. 2.5 mm long; lobes 4, lanceolate-elliptic, c. 1.5 mm long, obtuse, reflexed at tips, with punctate or linear secretory canals. Stamens 4, c. 1 mm long. Ovary ovoid, c. 1 mm long; stigma slightly bifurcate. Fruit 4–5 mm diam.
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Not uncommon, especially as an understorey tree in forested areas.
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Distribution

Myrsine ralstoniae world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77070451-1
WFO ID wfo-0001267921
COL ID 6S4XL
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Synonyms

Myrsine ralstoniae Rapanea ralstoniae