Melicytus dentatus

Tree Violet at Brogo, NSW

Melicytus dentatus at Brogo, NSW - 5 Feb 2016
Melicytus dentatus at Brogo, NSW - 5 Feb 2016
Melicytus dentatus at Brogo, NSW - 5 Feb 2016
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Identification history

Unidentified 3 Jan 2017 CCPK

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Has spikes along its branches among the leaves

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JackieMiles wrote:
   4 Jan 2017
You'll find it in older books as Hymenanthera dentata. Has small purple-black berries in late summer which the migrating silvereyes love, and the smell when it flowers in bulk is very nice wafting out of the gullies, similar to Pittosporum.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 5 Feb 2016 07:02 AM Recorded on
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Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Melicytus dentatus Scientific name
  • Tree Violet Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1866.19m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Hymenanthera dentata

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