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Melicytus angustifolius angustifolius

Synonyms: Hymenanthera angustifolia (homotypic); Hymenanthera banksii var. angustifolia

Wikipedia Abstract

Melicytus dentatus (tree violet) is a shrub that is native to south-east Australia. It grows up to 4 metres high and has branchlets that are often armed with spines and have leaves that are 5 to 50 mm long and sometimes toothed. The flowers appear in spring and summer and are pale yellow, 3 to 5 mm in length, and have petals that are recurved at the tips. These are followed by pale green to purple-black, rounded berries which are 4 to 5 mm in diameter. The berries are consumed by Cunningham's skinks. The species occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.

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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