Tristania (plant)

Tristania
Tristania neriifolia cultivated at Maleny, Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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]
  • Melaleuca neriifolia Sieber ex Sims
  • Melaleuca salicifolia Andrews
  • Tristania persicifolia A.Cunn.
  • Tristania salicina A.Cunn.

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]

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

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Tristania neriifolia. Australian Native Plants Society.


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