Waterhousia floribundum

Image of Waterhousia floribunda

(Weeping Lilly Pilly, Weeping Satinash)

FAMILy

MYRTACEAE

Species

Waterhousia floribundum

Common name(s)

Weeping Lilly Pilly, Weeping Satinash

Flower colour; life form

White, cream; tree

Campus

Townsville

Description

This tree which grows to 30 m but is usually shorter is frequently found along watercourses both on rainforest margins and woodlands; bark fissured, may be somewhat flaky. Leaves are lanceolate to 17 x 5 cm; petioles less than 1 cm long; margins of the leaf blade are undulating; intramarginal vein present, oil dots numerous and usually visible to the naked eye.