Pimelea drupacea
Common Name:
Cherry Rice-flower
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wilsons Promontory (T) also Tas
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Shady, moist valleys
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Flower Description:
White
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Habit:
Shrub 1-3 m high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
The inflorescence is terminal and compact head of 4-12 flowers. Leaves are opposite and 70 mm long by 15 mm wide. Flowers are tubular and 4-6 mm long
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Conservation status:
Vulnerable in Victora
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