Rhodomyrtus pervagata Guymer

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Rhodomyrtus

Characteristics

A tree which grows up to 10 m tall. The leaves are simple and 5-16 cm long. The underside is softly hairy. The fruit are 12-18 mm long by 9-13 mm wide. They occur singly or in clusters in the axils of leaves. There are 42-60 seeds which are about 2 mm across. The fruit are edible.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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A tropical plant. They grow naturally in rainforest in NE Queensland in Australia. It grows between 350-1,250 m above sea level.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Rhodomyrtus pervagata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:960079-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296378
COL ID 4SHD7
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Synonyms

Rhodomyrtus pervagata