About the plant
This tree is found only in New South Wales, along a 400km stretch of coastal forest from Upper Lansdowne to Conjola State Forest.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Human foodPlant supplies food for humans
Facts
- White flowers and magenta berries
- Edible single-seed fruit
- Grows to 8m tall
- Member of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae)
- Threats include myrtle rust and invasive weeds
- Estimated 1,200 individual plants in the wild
Myrtle rust
Myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) is an invasive fungal rust from South America. It has a devastating impact on members of the myrtle family. More than 400 species of Myrtaceae have been found susceptible.
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is busy collecting seeds from the Pacific region with particular focus on the Myrtaceae to guard against pathogens including myrtle rust.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Human foodPlant supplies food for humans