Botanical Name:
Melicytus ramiflorus
Common Name:
Mahoe, whiteywood
Family:
Violaceae
Description:
An evergreen shrub or tree with pale whiteish bark and brittle branchlets.
Leaves are bright green, paler underneath, 5-15cm long, 3-5cm wide, with an alternate arrangment and toothed margin.
Flowers are greenish in colour, in clusters of 2-10 seen in spring.
Tolerates wind. Bird attracting.
H: 6-9m
Uses:
Hedge, shelter, specimen, shade, filler.
Propagation:
By seed or cuttings.
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