Tristania neriifolia explained

Tristania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants native to New South Wales, Australia, closely related to Thaleropia.[1] The genus had a number of species, but some have been reclassified as Lophostemon and Tristaniopsis. The sole species currently in the genus is Tristania neriifolia. It is commonly known as the water gum.[2]

It is a small tree, with dense branching. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, simple, lanceolate, 5–9 cm long and 1 cm broad. The flowers are produced in dense clusters of 3–15 together; each flower is 1–1.5 cm diameter, with five small yellow petals and numerous conspicuous stamens.

Notes and References

  1. Biffin . E. . E. J. . Lucas . L. A. . Craven . J. . Ribeiro da Costa . M. G. . Harrington . M. D. . Crisp . 2010 . Evolution of Exceptional Species Richness among Lineages of Fleshy-Fruited Myrtaceae . Annals of Botany . 106 . 1 . 79–93 . 10.1093/aob/mcq088 . 20462850. free . 2889796 .
  2. http://anpsa.org.au/t-ner.html Tristania neriifolia.