Myrtaceae

The wide distribution of this tree means that it is found in forms such as low shrubs on the coast to a tree of 20m in mountain forests. It is resistant to occassional fire. This and its ability to survive a wide range of habitats has meant that it has become a major weed in New Zealand. 

Leaves:  Leaves are dark green with paler undersides. These vary in size and in the length of the tip at the end. It has a dull leaf surface and a grooved mid-vein. 
Flowers:  Flowers are small, white and fluffy and blossom in early Summer. 
Fruit: Mass fruitings occur in late Summer every few years. 


The Lilly Pilly exists in a broad range of habitats in all types of rainforest. 


Found from the far south of Victoria to Bundaberg in Queensland. 


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: Nan & Hugh Nicholson