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Monotoca elliptica (Tree Broom Heath)

Synonyms: Monotoca albens; Styphelia elliptica (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Monotoca elliptica, known as the tree broom heath is a plant in the heath family, found in south-eastern Australia. A long lived species which may grow for more than a hundred years. It is often seen as a shrub of around three metres, however, exceptional specimens may reach ten metres tall. The habitat is scrub country, often near the coast on headlands and on sand dunes. A widespread plant, it is also found away from the coast and on the ranges in areas of mid to high rainfall.
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Predators

Ceroplastes ceriferus (Indian wax scale)[1]
Paratachardina decorella (native cochineal)[1]
Peridiococcus stypheliae[1]

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1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0