Cyclophyllum rostellatum
Coast Canthium
©Anne Hoggett: Leaves and fruits of Cyclophyllum rostellatum beside the airstrip track at Lizard Island, 26 Feb 2017.
©Anne Hoggett: Leaves and fruits of Cyclophyllum rostellatum beside the airstrip track at Lizard Island, 26 Feb 2017.
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Cyclophyllum
Species
Cyclophyllum rostellatum
Colours
Distinguishing features
A shrub or tree growing to about 6 metres with dense, shiny, opposite leaves; flowers small (less than 10 mm diameter) with 5 petals, white or yellow; bilobed fruits that are bright red when ripe.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
- Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
- De Sloover, J.R. (2003). Terrestrial vegetation patterns and plant communitites on Pacific coral cays, Scripta Bot. Belg., 24: 155-167. LIRS catalog number 830.
- De Sloover, J.R. and M. Dufrene (1999). Flora and vegetation of Turtell V, Turtell Islands Group (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 67: 45-97. LIRS catalog number 577.
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