Rhodamnia blairiana F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Rhodamnia

Characteristics

A tree up to 20 m tall. The leaves are simple and 4-11 cm long. The underside has rusty hairs which become white with age. Young growth is covered with rusty hairs. The fruit is 12-20 mm long and occurs in clusters in the axils of leaves. The outer surface is covered with small rusty hairs. The flesh smells of nutmeg and turpentine. There are 1-3 seeds and these are 6 mm long by 9 mm wide. The flesh is edible.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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A tropical plant. It grows naturally in the rainforest in NE Queensland, in Australia. It grows from 50-1300 m altitude.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Rhodamnia blairiana world distribution map, present in Australia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601110-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296286
COL ID 6WV7H
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Synonyms

Rhodamnia blairiana

Lower taxons

Rhodamnia blairiana var. blairiana Rhodamnia blairiana var. propinqua