Rhodamnia costata A.J.Scott

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Rhodamnia

Characteristics

A tree up to 25 m high. The leaves are simple and 4-10 cm long. The underside is whitish. The fruit are 6-11 mm long by 5-9 mm wide. They occur singly or in clusters in the axils of leaves. There are 3-8 seeds in a fruit. These are 3-4 mm long. The flesh is edible.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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A tropical plant. It occurs in rainforests in Queensland in Australia. It grows between 120-1260 m altitude.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Rhodamnia costata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601113-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296294
COL ID 78V7H
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Synonyms

Rhodamnia costata