Biology:Gossia floribunda

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cape ironwood
Gossia floribunda Sydney.jpg
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Gossia
Species:
G. floribunda
Binomial name
Gossia floribunda
(A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer
Synonyms
  • Austromyrtus floribunda (A.J.Scott)Guymer
  • Backhousea floribunda A.J.Scott

Gossia floribunda or Cape ironwood species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is a understorey plant growing to a height of 1 to 6 m (3 ft 3 in to 19 ft 8 in). Found in Cape York Peninsula Australia and also in New Guinea. Small white flowers form in abundance.[1][2]

References

  1. "Gossia floribunda". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Gossia_floribunda.htm. 
  2. "Gossia floribunda". Queensland Government - Wetland Info. https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/species/?gossia-floribunda. Retrieved 26 September 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15367652 entry