Austromyrtus tenuifolia

Narrow-leaf myrtle
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Austromyrtus
Species: A. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Austromyrtus tenuifolia
(Sm.) Burrett

The narrow-leaf myrtle, Austromyrtus tenuifolia is a small shrub native to the Sydney area in eastern Australia. The habitat is sheltered situations, often near streams. The specific epithet is from Latin, meaning "thin leaved".[1]

References

  1. Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 24
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