Waterhousia floribundum

(Weeping Lilly Pilly, Weeping Satinash)
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FAMILy |
MYRTACEAE |
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Species |
Waterhousia floribundum |
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Common name(s) |
Weeping Lilly Pilly, Weeping Satinash |
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Flower colour; life form |
White, cream; tree |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This tree which grows to 30 m but is usually shorter is frequently found along watercourses both on rainforest margins and woodlands; bark fissured, may be somewhat flaky. Leaves are lanceolate to 17 x 5 cm; petioles less than 1 cm long; margins of the leaf blade are undulating; intramarginal vein present, oil dots numerous and usually visible to the naked eye.