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Tasmannia stipitata

Tasmannia stipitata (Vickery) A.C.Sm.
Tasmannia stipitata
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Tasmannia stipitata, commonly known as northern pepperbush, is a flowering plant in the family Winteraceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It was first described in 1969 by A.C. Smith.

Description

Tasmannia stipitata is a dioecious plant with narrowly lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic leaves. Male and female flowers occur on separate plants, with male flowers having 21 to 65 stamens and female flowers having 2 to 9 carpels. The fruit is bluish-violet and contains 12 to 15 seeds.

Synonyms

Pseudodrimys stipitataDrimys aromatica var. pedunculataDrimys stipitata

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