Wittsteinia vacciniacea
| Wittsteinia vacciniacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Alseuosmiaceae |
| Genus: | Wittsteinia |
| Species: | W. vacciniacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Wittsteinia vacciniacea F.Muell. | |
Wittsteinia vacciniacea , the baw baw berry, is a shrub species in the family Alseuosmiaceae. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It grows to about 40 cm high and has leaves which are between 1 and 5 cm long. The fragrant flowers are between 4.5 and 7 mm long and are followed by greenish-white rounded fruits.[1]
The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1861.[2]
It occurs on the edge of rainforest and in sheltered woodland in the Eastern Highlands of Victoria.[1]
References
- 1 2 Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
- ↑ "Wittsteinia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
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