Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Ligustrum australianum F.Muell.
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Flowers. © G. Sankowsky
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Leaves and flowers. © G. Sankowsky
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Cotyledon stage, epigeal germination. © CSIRO
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10th leaf stage. © CSIRO
Family
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865) Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5: 20. Type: Dalrymple Gap, Rockingham Bay, J. Dallachy(?).
Stem
Seldom exceeding 30 cm dbh. Yellowish brittle stripes in the blaze.
Leaves
Flowers
Calyx about 1 mm long, the lobes inconspicuous. Corolla about 4-5 mm long, the lobes about the same length as the corolla tube. Stamens not exceeding the corolla. Ovules pendulous, 2 per locule. Stigmas projecting beyond the corolla tube.
Fruit
Fruits globular, about 6-7 mm diam.
Seedlings
Distribution and Ecology
RFK Code
433
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