Myrtaceae

This a large canopy tree that has the largest trunk diameter of any tree in Lamington National Park. 
These trees resemble a eucalypt in appearance but the large green leaves and flowers are distinctive. It is a poular street tree in the southern capitals. 
Leaves:  Leaves are up to 12cm in length and are dark green above and lighter below, alternate and crowded towards the ends of the branches. 
Flowers:  Flowers have showy white petals. 
Fruit: Fruit is bell-shaped with three valves. 


Although it is a tree that favours the edges of rainforests, it grows well in a variety of conditions. 


Hauser, J. (1992) Fragments of Green - An Identification Field Guide for Rainforest Plants of the Greater Brisbane Region, Rainforest Conservation Society, Queensland.

Nan & Hugh Nicholson (1985, 1988, 1991,1994) Australian Rainforest Plants I, II, III & IV, Terania Rainforest Publishing, Australia.  

Photo: Glenn Threlfo