Tristania neriifolia
| Tristania neriifolia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tristania neriifolia cultivated at Maleny, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Tristanieae |
| Genus: | Tristania R.Br. |
| Species: | T. neriifolia
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tristania neriifolia (Sieber ex Sims) R.Br.
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Tristania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants native to New South Wales, Australia, closely related to Thaleropia.[2] The genus had a number of species, but some have been reclassified as Lophostemon and Tristaniopsis. The sole species currently in the genus is Tristania neriifolia. It is known commonly as the water gum.[3]
It is a small tree, with dense branching. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, simple, lanceolate, 5–9 cm long and 1 cm broad. The flowers are produced in dense clusters of 3–15 together; each flower is 1–1.5 cm diameter, with five small yellow petals and numerous conspicuous stamens.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biffin, E., E. J. Lucas, L. A. Craven, J. Ribeiro da Costa, M. G. Harrington, and M. D. Crisp. (2010) Evolution of Exceptional Species Richness among Lineages of Fleshy-Fruited Myrtaceae.” Annals of Botany 106: 79–93.
- ^ Tristania neriifolia. Australian Native Plants Society.
 | This Myrtaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Australian rosid article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |