Gossia fragrantissima
| Sweet myrtle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Gossia |
| Species: | G. fragrantissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Gossia fragrantissima (
Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer[1] | |
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Gossia fragrantissima, the sweet myrtle or small-leaved myrtle, is a shrub or small tree of eastern
The sweet myrtle may grow to seven metres tall. Bark is rough, fawn brown in colour, often flaking off in small particles. The berry matures in January and February, globular in shape, 4 to 6 mm in diameter. It may appear green, yellow, orange or red. The fruit has four persistent
An intra-marginal leaf vein is usually absent. Leaves are without toothed edges and have only 5 to 8 lateral veins, only visible on the underside. Gossia acmenoides and Gossia bidwillii have 15 to 20 lateral veins.[3] Regeneration is difficult from seed, and cuttings seldom strike. The former habitat is now mostly destroyed for housing and agriculture.
References
- ^ a b "Gossia fragrantissima (F.Muell. ex Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Peter G. (2 October 2003). "Gossia fragrantissima (F.Muell. ex Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer– New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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