Tristania (plant)
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]
Tristania | |
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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] | |
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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.
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