Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus

Divaricate Tree Violet at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus	8 Nov 2016	MichaelMulvaney
Melicytus dentatus	15 Jan 2016	MichaelMulvaney
Discaria pubescens	4 Dec 2015	gregbaines

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4 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

6 Dec 2015

This looks more like Lycium to me, possibly Lycium ferocissimum.

gregbaines wrote:

7 Dec 2015

HI Betty,
When I photographed this I thought it was Hymenanthera dentata, then I saw some Discaria so I thought I must have been mistaken about the Hymenanthera. It is on the summit of Mt Murray deep in a rocky crevice with no weeds around so I doubt it would be Lycium. Michael Mulvaney tells me that Hymenanthera was recently recorded in the ACT for the first time, could this be it?

BettyDonWood wrote:

12 Dec 2015

It might be. As Michael said to someone else there is a new paper out on Hymenanthera and we would need flowers and possibly fruit to ID it properly.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Jan 2016

Gruggly Bush seems the most likely given the image and that the Atlas of Living Australia has other plants nearby

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
4 Dec 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
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gregbaines Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus Other Shrubs Plants

Species information

Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus Scientific name
Divaricate Tree Violet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1932.49m Recorded at altitude
In flower

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