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Gossia floribunda

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Cape ironwood
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Gossia
Species:
G. floribunda
Binomial name
Gossia floribunda
Synonyms
  • Austrmyrtus floribunda A.J.Scott
  • Backhousea floribunda A.J.Scott

Gossia floribunda or Cape ironwood species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is a understorey plant growing to a height of 1 to 6 m (3 ft 3 in to 19 ft 8 in). Found in Cape York Peninsula Australia and also in New Guinea. Small white flowers form in abundance.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Gossia floribunda". Australian Tropical Rainforest plants. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Gossia floribunda". Queensland Government - Wetland Info. Retrieved 26 September 2019.