| Flueggea
Virosa
(subsp. Melanthesoides) |
| Common Name: |
White Berry Bush |
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| Family: |
Moraceae |
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| Form and Size: |
A medium to large tree, 8 - 20m high, with spreading crown; it does
not have aerial roots; may be deciduous in the dry season. Older trees
to 35m may be found, usually with heavily buttressed bases. |
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| Distribution: |
Across the tropical north of Australia; along stream banks and on
rainforest margins. |
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| Leaves: |
Egg-shaped to lance-shaped, base usually rounded, tip pointed, thin-textured,
bright green, 6 - 20cm x 4 - 9cm. |
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| Bark: |
Grey, smooth. |
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| Fruit: |
Top –shaped, yellow to crimson, often splitting, in clusters
on stalks arising from the trunk and older branches. |
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| Cultivation/Notes: |
Propagate from seed, aerial layers or cuttings. |
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