Wild Prune (species: Sersalisia sericea) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Sersalisia sericea
Wild Prune


©Anne Hoggett: Sersalisia sericea at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: Sersalisia sericea at Lizard Island Research Station

©Anne Hoggett: Sersalisia sericea at Lizard Island Research Station

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Ericales
Family Sapotaceae
Genus Sersalisia
Species Sersalisia sericea

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Stiff, brittle leaves, young ones with short rusty hairs on both surfaces; many veins on each side of the midrib.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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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. and S. Liégeois (1997). Eagle Island, flora and vegetation (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 66: 347-383. LIRS catalog number 526.
  • Smith, G.C. (1987). The birds of Eagle Island, a tropical sand cay on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, The Sunbird, 17(1): 1-11. LIRS catalog number 245.