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Scientific name: Rhodomyrtus psidioides
Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered
Commonwealth status: Critically Endangered
Gazetted date: 01 Feb 2019
Profile last updated: 23 Jun 2022

Description

A shrub or small tree to 12 m high with brown scaly bark. Young branchlets and inflorescences covered with pale hairs. Leaves 5–25 cm long, 2.5–6.5 cm wide with upper surface hairless and glossy, and paler lower surface. Leaves have conspicuous lateral veins and numerous oil glands. Petiole 15–20 mm long. Flowers clustered and on a long stalk (10–25 mm long). Petals 7–10 mm long, white or pink. Berry 15–25 mm long, 10–15 mm wide, yellow and fleshy.

Distribution

Occurs from Broken Bay, approximately 90 km north of Sydney, New South Wales, to Maryborough in Queensland. Populations are typically restricted to coastal and sub-coastal areas of low elevation however the species does occur up to c. 120 km inland in the Hunter and Clarence River catchments and along the Border Ranges in NSW.

Habitat and ecology

  • Pioneer species found in littoral, warm temperate and subtropical rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest often near creeks and drainage lines.
  • This species is characterised being extremely susceptible to infection by Myrtle Rust. Myrtle Rust affects all plant parts.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Recovery strategies

IBRA Bioregion IBRA Subregion Known or predicted Geographic restrictions region
NSW North CoastBarrington Known None
NSW North CoastChaelundi Known None
NSW North CoastCoffs Coast and Escarpment Known None
NSW North CoastComboyne Plateau Predicted None
NSW North CoastDalmorton Known None
NSW North CoastKaruah Manning Known None
NSW North CoastMacleay Hastings Known None
NSW North CoastMummel Escarpment Known None
NSW North CoastUpper Hunter Known None
NSW North CoastUpper Manning Predicted None
NSW North CoastYuraygir Known None
South Eastern QueenslandBurringbar-Conondale Ranges Known None
South Eastern QueenslandClarence Lowlands Known None
South Eastern QueenslandClarence Sandstones Known None
South Eastern QueenslandScenic Rim Known None
South Eastern QueenslandWoodenbong Known None
Sydney BasinHunter Known None
Sydney BasinPittwater Known None
Sydney BasinWyong Known None
Sydney BasinYengo Known None