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.
| Plum myrtle | |
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| narrow leaf form | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Pilidiostigma |
| Species: | P. glabrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilidiostigma glabrum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myrtus rhytisperma var. grandiflora Benth. | |
Description edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.
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