Gossia gonoclada

Square-stemmed myrtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Gossia
Species:
G. gonoclada
Binomial name
Gossia gonoclada
(F.Muell.) N. Snow & Guymer
Synonyms
  • Myrtus gonoclada F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Austromyrtus gonoclada (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Burret

Gossia gonoclada, known as the square-stemmed or angle-stemmed myrtle for the distinctive four raised corners on the angled branchlets, is a rainforest tree of the family Myrtaceae, native to south-east Queensland, Australia. It is an endangered species.

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