Rhodamnia sessiliflora Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Rhodamnia

Characteristics

A small tree to 8 m tall. It has a bushy habit. The young shoots have many pale hairs. The leaves are oval or rounded and 12-20 cm long by 5.5 cm across. They have 3 prominent veins. They are dark green on the upper surface and with woolly hairs underneath. The flowers occur in clusters. They are small and white to pink. They are hairy and without stalks. They grow in the axils of leaves. The fruit are berries which are black and round. They are about 0.5-1 cm across. They are covered with very small fine hairs. They contain 14-40 seeds. The seeds are 3.5 mm long by 3 mm across. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in the rainforest. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 1200 m altitude.
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed which must be planted fresh.
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Distribution

Rhodamnia sessiliflora world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601135-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296326
COL ID 6X6VQ
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Synonyms

Rhodamnia sessiliflora