Breynia oblongifolia
(Coffee bush)
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FAMILY |
Phyllanthaceae ./ Euphorbiaceae s.l. |
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Species |
Breynia oblongifolia |
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Common name |
Coffee bush |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers greenish; shrub |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
This shrub is usually less than 2 m tall, leaves alternate usually in the one plane, oblong to elliptical to 3 x 2 cm dry blackish; lateral veins do not form distinct loops near the margins, 4-6 per each side of the midrib. Flowers small, greenish, axillary, fruit red to 6 mm diam.
