Scientific Name: Wikstroemia indica
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Pronunciation:wick-STRO-mee-ah IND-ee-cah
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Common Name:Bootlace bush Tie bush
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Type:
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Family:THYMELAEACEAE
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Flowers:cream
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Fruit:orange
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Vegetation Type:Seacoast, rainforest edge
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Species List:Weyba Esp, Plants for Coastal Gardens, Stratford Park, Emu Mt., Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Boreen Point Caravan Park, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP service road, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, Noosa North Shore PS, NNP Coastal, BHNR, NNS, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes
Used as fish POISON.|| Bark stripped from stem in long strands for rope-making.||
Identification Notes
Leaves: opposite to 6 cm. Smooth dark green above, glaucous below.||Flowers: greenish-yellow. 8-10 mm long.||Fruit: orange/red/yellow - POISONOUS.||
Associated Fauna
Brown pigeons enjoy this fruit.||
Landscaping Notes
Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||