Myrsine platystigma

Rapanea platystigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Rapanea
Species:	R. platystigma
Binomial name
	Rapanea platystigma ; (F.Muell.) Mez (1902)
Synonyms
	Myrsine platystigma F.Muell. (1873);

Rapanea platystigma, commonly known as Honeysuckle,^{[citation needed]} is a flowering plant in the Primulaceae family. The specific epithet comes from the Greek platys (“broad”) and stigma, with reference to the relatively broad stigma.^[1]

Description

It is a shrub or small tree, growing to 3–6 m in height. The oblanceolate elliptic leaves are 3.5–7 cm long and 1–2.5 cm wide. The tiny flowers are greenish white, spotted and streaked reddish brown. The small round fruits are 3.5–4 mm in diameter and purple when ripe.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it is widespread and commonly found from the lowlands to an elevation of about 400 m.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d " Rapanea platystigma ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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[abrs-1] " Rapanea platystigma ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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