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Showing Family Myrtaceae between Cairns and Cape Tribulation

Family Myrtaceae

Ironwood

Ironwood
Xanthostemon umbrosus

A small open, spreading tree from inland Cape York Peninsula favouring the higher stony ridges.

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 Molloy Box

Molloy Box
Eucalyptus leptophieba

This summer flowering tree occurs in Cape York Peninsula on flat or gently undulating terrain where it attains a height of about 10 metres.

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Polandii
Melaleuca polandii

A truly beautiful, bushy shrub, found in the swamplands of north-eastern Queensland.

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Pom-Pom Bush

Pom-Pom Bush
Syzygium wilsonii

This species must surely be one of the prettiest shrubs of the rainforests of tropical Queensland.

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Pygmy Flowered Paperbark

Pygmy Flowered Paperbark
Melaleuca acacioides

A small tree found in Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait Islands.

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Tropical Feather Flower

Tropical Feather Flower
Homoranthus sp.

An occupant of some of the harshest country in Cape York Peninsula this sparse, twiggy shrub enhances the area with a distinctive but pleasantly sweet perfume.

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Variegated Melaleuca

Variegated Melaleuca
Melaleuca symphyocarpa

This delightful shrub deserves wider recognition. It favours fesh-water swaps, lagoons, water courses and low lying open woodlands.

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