Aristotelia peduncularis

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

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Plant  information

Common name:                Heartberry  

Conservation status:  . . .

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• Flowers occur in summer and are bisexual, white and campanulate, held singly (or sometimes in a group of 2-3) from long peduncles at axils

• Each petal is triple-lobed, forming a fringe, and the inside of the flower may have some pink-purple markings

Fruit:                         

• The fruit is a fleshy, roughly heart shaped berry

• Ranges in colour from deep purple-black through to red, pink and white

Leaves:         

• Leaves vary in size from 2 to 7 cm and are generally ovate to lanceolate with toothed margins

• They may occasionally be deeply lobed

• They are held opposite, alternate, or in whorls of three

Stem & branches: 

• A straggly woody monoecious shrub with slender arching branches, reaching up to 1.5 m in height

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Shrub

Habitat:   

• It can be found in relative abundance in the understorey of wet forests where conditions are consistently moist and shady

• Often on mountain slopes and in fern gullies (60-600m)

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to the wet forests of Tasmania

• This species is found only, but is widespread, within Tasmania, occurring more commonly in the south

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotelia_peduncularis (2023)