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Rhodamnia whiteana

Rhodamnia whiteana Guymer & Jessup
Rhodamnia whiteana
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Rhodamnia whiteana, known as the cliff malletwood or White's malletwood, is a sub-tropical rainforest plant native to eastern Australia. It was first formally described in 1986 by Gordon Guymer and Laurence Jessup from a specimen collected from Mount Cordeaux.

Description

Rhodamnia whiteana is a species in the genus Rhodamnia of the family Myrtaceae. It is found in the regions of New South Wales and Queensland. The plant is part of the sub-tropical rainforest ecosystem and is named after the location of its first formal description, Mount Cordeaux.

Distribution

New South Wales · Queensland

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