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Red Muttonwood
Rapanea subsessilis

Family: Primulaceae


What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 15 m tall. Plants are separately male and female.

There are between 150-200 Rapanea species. They occur in the tropics. Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Myrsine subsessilis F. Muell;