Scientific Name: Pilidiostigma rhytispermum

Prev Next
Print This Page
  • Pronunciation:
    Pi-lid-ee-oh-STIG-ma ry-tih-SPER-mum
  • Common Name:
    Small-leaved Plum Myrtle
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, 5 petalled flowers to 15mm
  • Fruit:
    Purple-black fruit, 8-10 mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest, Eucalypt Forest and along watercourses
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, Hedges, Bush food, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Johns, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, TAFE, NNP Tanglewood, Noosa Banks, Dandaloo, Dandaloo, Kin Kin Arboretum, Stratford Park, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: fruit possibly edible.

Identification Notes

Opposite leaves, to 8cm.

Landscaping Notes

Moist well-drained soils in sun or part shade. Attractive foliage and dainty flowers. It is hardy and reasonably fast-growing. Useful as a screen