Scientific Name: Myrsine howittiana (was Rapanea howittiana)

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  • Common Name:
    Brush Muttonwood
  • Type:
    Shrub or small tree
  • Family:
    MYRSINACEAE
  • Status:
    Uncommon
  • Flowers:
    Yellowish green, 5 petals in clusters along stem, winter, spring
  • Fruit:
    Drupe, bluish/black, globular 5-7 mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical rainforest, dry rainforest in margins, along moist scrubby watercourses
  • Species List:
    Dandaloo
Identification Notes

Branchlets with distinct white lenticels. Terminal bud rusty/downy, not scaly.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: White lineblue.

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||