Hedycarya angustifolia
Common Name:
Austral Mulberry
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, Snowfields, East Gippsland (JKNPRSTVWZ) also Qld, NSW
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
In wet sclerophyll forest or sheltered gullies
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Flower Description:
Greenish
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Habit:
Tall shrub to 7 m
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Leaves are green on both surfaces, fruit is an aggregate of yellow drupes in tight clusters, flowers are inconspicuous and in clusters in leaf axils
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.