| Plum myrtle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| narrow leaf form | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Pilidiostigma |
| Species: | P. glabrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilidiostigma glabrum | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Myrtus rhytisperma var. grandiflora Benth. | |
Pilidiostigma glabrum, the plum myrtle, is a small tree or shrub native to the rainforests of eastern Australia. Commonly seen in disturbed sites from near Port Macquarie in the south to Fraser Island in the north.
Description
Leaves and floral parts are hairless. Leaves opposite on the stem, 2 to 10 cm long, 1 to 3 cm wide, oil glands, very small. A narrow leaf form is found near Crystal Creek, in northern New South Wales. Small branches coloured purple/brown.
White or pink flowers grow relatively large, 2 cm across, appearing from April to November. Fruit are a purplish black pear shaped berry, up to 13 mm in diameter, with four to eight kidney shaped seeds. Seeds germinate easily from 7 to 28 days. Cuttings are slow to strike roots.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Peter G. Wilson. "Pilidiostigma glabrum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Barry Ralley. "Pilidiostigma glabrum". Great Lakes Flora. Retrieved 26 May 2020.