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Lophomyrtus obcordata

Synonyms: Eugenia obcordata (homotypic); Myrtus obcordata (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Lophomyrtus obcordata, also known as Rohutu or Tutuhi, is a species of evergreen myrtle shrub in the genus Lophomyrtus, family Myrtaceae. It is found throughout New Zealand, usually in lowland forest and forest edges. L. obcordata grows to a height of 8 meters, producing many branches closely packed together. The leaves are 5–10mm wide by 5-10mm long with a very distinctive notch at the end making them heart shaped, There are oil glands on the underside of the leaves. Propagation is usually by semi-hardwood cutting, or by seed.
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Korthalsella lindsayi[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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