| Common Name: |
Beach Cherry |
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| Family: |
Myrtaceae |
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| Form and Size: |
A small to medium, bushy shrub, 1 - 4m high. |
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| Distribution: |
Eastern Qld, from Cape York to Bundaberg; in coastal scrubs, rainforests,
vine forests and inland vine thickets, eg. on limestone outcrops at
Chillagoe. |
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| Flowering Period: |
June to February. |
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| Cultivation/Notes: |
Propagate from fresh seed or cuttings. Cuttings are slow to strike
and small plants from either source are very necessary but it will
grow quite happily in situations from full shade to almost full sun. |
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